Owner of Tropicorium Inc. Indicted on Illegal Harvesting Charges

by | Sep 22, 2013 | Conservation, Corals, Fish, Industry | 0 comments

Here is some troubling news. According to a recent article on KeysNet, a news organization that focuses on the Florida Keys, the owner of Tropicorium Inc. and one of his employees have been indicted on felony charges of illegally taking livestock from Florida waters. The article states that the owner, Richard Perrin, and an employee, Joseph Franko, made two separate trips to the Florida Keys back in 2011. On these trips, they brought a customized van and a boat to collect saltwater fish and corals. Where the two men tripped up is that they did not have the proper permits to collect in Florida and they collected a slew of protected species. MORE: Owner of Tropicorium Inc. Indicted on Illegal Harvesting Charges

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