Traveling from USA to Mexico with corals

[AugustoGdm]

Hello, Im new to this forum and I’d love to know if I can travel with corals, specifically I live in Mexico and I want to go to United States and visit Reefa Palooza expo, I was wondering how can I transport corals legally, and if anyone has ever experienced something similar or the exact same experience. Thanks.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Hello, Im new to this forum and I’d love to know if I can travel with corals, specifically I live in Mexico and I want to go to United States and visit Reefa Palooza expo, I was wondering how can I transport corals legally, and if anyone has ever experienced something similar or the exact same experience. Thanks.

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

No - I don't think you can easily do that. Stony corals are protected under CITES appendix II. You would need a CITES export permit to do that. There is also some issues with Mexico not participating with CITES properly, this link gives some details:

CITES Trade Suspension with Mexico - GDLSK

On March 27, 2023, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) announced the suspension of all commercial trade in CITES species to/from Mexico, […]

www.gdlsk.com

Jay