12 replies to this topic

[shane78]

Does anyone know where I can get some mangroves.

[oceanarium]

So far as i understand there is no legal source of them these days at one time I held a licence to take the seed from the wild, though the annual cost did not justify the small demand for them and DEC made us jump through hoops each year to maintain the licence. 

 

Pete

[malawiman85]

and illegal?

[Graeme]

Bunbury

[shane78]

so its illegal to take why is that, is it illegal to have?

[oceanarium]

The problem with mangroves is where they grow, inter-tidal zone is covered by DEC legislation;

 

"All flora that is native to Western Australia is protected throughout the state under the Wildlife Conservation Act 

1950. Protected flora is defined as any plant (including any wildflower, palm, shrub tree, fern, creeper or vine) 

and includes any part of a plant, including seeds and spores."

 

You could take them from private land with the landholders permission, though the inter-tidal zone is not considered as private land. 

[oceanarium]

You can get a SOPP licence to take some yourself for just $10, but there is always seems to be a big wrangle to the actual land manager of an area to agree. 

 

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To take protected flora from Crown land for non-commercial purposes a Scientific or Other Prescribed 

Purposes (SOPP) Licence is required. This licence covers activities such as identification, research, education, 

non-commercial propagation for local revegetation projects, or for hobby purposes. 

 

A SOPP Licence must be held by each person taking flora. 

 

The SOPP Licence alone does not permit the licensee to take flora from Crown land. Once a licence is issued, 

written permission from the relevant Crown land manager must be obtained prior to collection. If the land 

that the applicant wishes to collect on is DEC managed (eg. National Park, Marine Park, Conservation Park, 

Regional Park, State Forest, Timber Reserve, Nature Reserve) the written permission comes in the form of a 

Regulation 4 Authority (please refer to “Flora Licensing Information Sheet- Collection of Flora from DEC 

Managed Lands” for more information). "

[malawiman85]

Good info Pete.

[shane78]

ok sounds like a lot of messing around, I dont even know where to pick em from.

[MrLeifBeaver]

North

[Redevilz]

Like Exmouth way Shane.

[Adam]

Depending on the species you want there are populations as far south as Shark Bay.

Adam

[oceanarium]

You can get them as far south as Bunbury, though there are none around Perth.

 

The Bunbury species is Avicennia marina or grey mangrove and is probably the least desirable for aquariums. 

 

​The red mangrove (Rhizophora stylosa) has those aerial roots which is normally the one desired for aquarium displays, We used to collect the seed from the Karratha / Dampier areas, though in the end DEC had decided that was at their southern distribution range and they were rare there and took that species off our list. 

 

Pete