Haw. Rev. Stat. § 188F-4
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West Hawaii regional fishery management area plan.
Official statutory text
The department shall develop a West Hawaii regional fishery management area plan that identifies and designates appropriate areas of the management area as follows:
(1) Designates a minimum of thirty per cent of coastal waters in the West Hawaii regional fishery management area as fish replenishment areas in which aquarium fish collection is prohibited;
(2) Establishes a day-use mooring buoy system along the coastline of the West Hawaii regional fishery management area and designates some high-use areas where no anchoring is allowed;
(3) Establishes a portion of the fish replenishment areas as fish reserves where no fishing of reef-dwelling fish is allowed; and
(4) Designates areas where the use of gill nets as set nets shall be prohibited. [L 1998, c 306, pt of §2]
(1) Designates a minimum of thirty per cent of coastal waters in the West Hawaii regional fishery management area as fish replenishment areas in which aquarium fish collection is prohibited;
(2) Establishes a day-use mooring buoy system along the coastline of the West Hawaii regional fishery management area and designates some high-use areas where no anchoring is allowed;
(3) Establishes a portion of the fish replenishment areas as fish reserves where no fishing of reef-dwelling fish is allowed; and
(4) Designates areas where the use of gill nets as set nets shall be prohibited. [L 1998, c 306, pt of §2]
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