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Diving with ricordea and zooanthids in Florida
We normally head to the Keys once a year to dive and have fun.
Most of my dives have been around the Largo/Pennacamp area.(Ocean Divers) Just wondering where are the ricordea and zooanthids? I've never seen any. I know I'm diving in the wrong areas. Where are the right areas for these corals? Thanks
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I have heard of people collecting zoos in the Jupiter/Palm Beach area. I have heard of others collecting Ricorida in the Tampa area.
I would like to know because I’m going to be in Jupiter this summer for a week and I plan on collecting some softies etc (Leagaly, I’m going to buy a permit) and I want to know the best place to go with good amounts and variety. I need to find the best place I can since I’m going to have on or 2 dives to do it. The rest of the trip will dedicated to the Lemon sharks in the area. |
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Yea bulls aren't something I really want to get fresh with.
The guy im going with will be free diving (SCUBA but with no shark cage and out in the blue in a few thousand feet water) with WHITES off of South Africa in Sept. I think he's insane personally. He claims that because they don't chum for Whites in that area of the world, they don't associate Humans with food. For me... No thanks. Not my idea of excitment. I would rather spend my money going on a legal collecting trip to someplace in the South Pacific. That way I can hook up my tank AND go diving. |
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Whites, S. Africa, no cage, no thank you
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Im thinking 30' and to right under the surface of a low tide would be good for zoos.
Ricordias I know can be found deeper. Especially the yumas in the Pacific, the Florida type I have heard are shallower but I don't have specifics. |
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I usually lobster in the Largo/Pennekamp area. Does anyone knew of some good spots around there with zoanthids/ricordea. I have found some zoos around Dynamite Dock. Thanks in advance
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Here you go
2 weeks ago off Big Pine Key, MM 30
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how deep were these pics?
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Rics where in 30 feet, zoas in 2 feet.
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wow
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HOWEVER!!!!!! 5 miles off the coast of Tarpon Springs in the Gulf of Mexico is in fact the site of Tampa Bay Saltwaters aquaculture area. Plenty of coral, live rock and other great stuff, but it is a privately leased property with authorized access only. That does not mean that the life has not been spreading beyond into the surrounding waters. Tarpon springs is in fact the site of some of the greatest natural sponge colonies in the world, and has beautiful seagrass beds. I do beleive the lodging in the area is a bit more affordable than anywhere in the Keys, so if you are interested, check it out.
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i used to live in big pine key...boy do i miss it =(
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Speckled Grouper, do you ever collect the zoos or rics, I know hard corals are a no no but i thought softies and inverts were ok with a permit.
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I dont think Ricordia is legal to collect. I could be wrong.
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Ricordea are ok to collect. With a Saltwater Fishing license you can collect up 20 specimen per day. So that means 20 snails, or 20 crabs, or 20 zoa colonies (now if they where to break up, you could only have 20 polyps), 20 rics or a combination of all allowed critters. You can collect most gorgonians, mushrooms, lettuce nudis, shrimp, fish, etc. Off limits are rock, hard corals, Venus Sea Fans, Bahama Starfish and long spine Urchins. The fish have to be within a certain size limit. The FWC website has more details.
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not that i want one but why are longspine urchins illegal they are everywhere.
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I think, they where on the decline a few years back and where put on the endangered list. I see quite a few myself, I guess they are on the rebound.
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Last edited by Mitch529; 08/30/2007 at 06:55 PM. |
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there a supposidly some good areas to go near the TBS site.
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I cant belive the amount of you guys that want to collect from reefs. No wonder all the reefs are wrecked in the US.
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collecting for aquaria really doesn't really have much to do with it.
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yeah the reefs are destroyed by pollution largely.
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When you see this and thousands more, you understand that a recreational collector hardly makes a dent into them.....
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please tell me where to find these - i want to go today!
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