Owner of Tropicorium facing charges

[Magickiwi]

Good luck to them with their legal battles. Hopefully they are on the right side of the law when the dust clears.

Also their webpage looks like it was cobbled together by my grandmother.

[HaZRaTTy]

Why are we saying good luck to people illegally taking these fish? The permits and regulations are to limit and keep populations from decreasing? I hope they throw the book at them.. The articles that you provided make them sound completely guilty?

If I'm missing something please explain but as I see it they're in the wrong, I mean 10 baby alligators? And whatever else? Come on even I know that would
Be illegal.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Agreed. Based on the "facts" reported in the articles, what they did was totally illegal and they knew it.

[reefermadness]

I mean 10 baby alligators? And whatever else?

nurse sharks too......

shady as hell.

[HaZRaTTy]

Yup I agree, they knew exactly what they were Doing when they were taking these species.. I wish they would make some bigger penalties then 10 years max. I bet they won't even get any jail time.

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by HaZRaTTy

Why are we saying good luck to people illegally taking these fish? The permits and regulations are to limit and keep populations from decreasing? I hope they throw the book at them.. The articles that you provided make them sound completely guilty?

If I'm missing something please explain but as I see it they're in the wrong, I mean 10 baby alligators? And whatever else? Come on even I know that would
Be illegal.

Well, I say "I wish him luck" because on a personal level, I have met this person myself, shopped at his store a few times when I was sent to Michigan for work purposes, and at least at those 2 times, was impressed with his operation. Moreover, I am not a court of law, and further a person is innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

But yes, it sure sounds bad. This incident sounds completely reprehensible.