is this stuff still allowed by law?

[Anonymous]

http://www.goldstorm.com/great_lakes_na ... /index.htm


i'd appreciate some comments about this company, and what they are offering for sale on their website

i'm specifically wondering if coral curio skeletons fall under the cites regulations


i sent them an 'inquiry' email, and recieved a 'response' but i'd appreciate some feedback from those more knowledgable about cites regulations concerning these items first, before i post my inquiry, and their reply


tia

 

[naesco]

Well it is certainly an American company because they spell both honour and cheque incorrectly.

 

[Anonymous]

thank you naesco, for yet another constructive, well thought out and reasoned, contsructive, and relevant to the topic post


:roll:

 

[investigator1]

Well they do come on a wood base.

 

[dizzy]

I've seen some of the live ones sell for almost the same price as they are asking for the skeletons, so don't throw those dead corals in the trash. What is different about what they are doing and a lfs selling them for tank decoration? Or the Shellman in the keys?

 

[MaryHM]

Yes it's legal and yes it falls under CITES

 

[JennM]

There's a guy around here selling those in the back of his truck - "The Coral Man".. I sent him packing when he showed up at my door once - I thought it was very sad that those corals were all dead -imagine how they looked when they were living ... *sigh*

I asked him too and he said they are imported under CITES... too bad.

The resin replicas now are good - no need to take and kill coral colonies for "fake" decoration.

Jenn