sold the corals to collectors and hobbyists through two online companies, West Coast Frags and Legit Fish Aquarium Service, according to the indictment.
So I don’t know how many of you guys/gals get messages on FB messenger from some dude saying he’s in the Philippines and he can get boxes of corals shipped to usa. He’ll state there hand picked and ultra grade stuff that no one can get. I always take these messages as spam. But I’m pondering what if it wasn’t spam and this LB man got involved with some federal shhh. Thinking he had an inside track to premium corals. Then one day the feds/fishing game come knocking.
It did state in the article that he didn’t want UPS to catch on and get them in trouble. But maybe at first he was lured in and found out it was illegal later on. But got addicted to the money.
this gives the entire hobby a bad reputation. dealing with shady dealers isn’t worth the legal risk, let alone the damage it causes the natural reefs. it’s critical to support legitimate vendors, suppliers, and everyone in the industry doing things the right way