Purchased from a gentleman who personally harvests natural sea sponges annually in The Florida Keys. The Sea Sponge is a renewable natural resource. When sponges are harvested, the sponge divers hand cut each sponge to ensure that more than one inch of the base remains intact. The sponge then re-grows back to its original form within 3-5 years.
Natural Sea Sponges possess remarkable powers of regeneration. Broken of bits of sea sponge are carried by off by water currents and have the ability to settle in another location and re-grow into a clone of the parent sponge. Studies show that areas harvested actually increase the population density of sponges. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission regulates the commercial and recreational take of sea sponges and through a series of 'crop / harvest rotation', ensure that the harvest of sea sponges never impacts surrounding ocean species.

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Large: 7" Tall 

Small: 4.5" Tall