Summary Description
- Limits the bycatch of sharks.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Wild-caught fishing
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Fish
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- USA
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- Hawaii
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Legislation
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- Bill Proposal
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- N/A
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- N/A
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- ACT 51. H.B. NO. 553. A Bill for an Act Relating to the Protection of Sharks (Hawaii, USA)
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Requires the government (the Department of Land and Natural Resources) to establish rules to prevent �wanton waste� of sharks and to limit gear such as gill nets in areas identified as shark nursery habitats.
- Violation is a misdemeanour but with possible significant penalties.
- Weaknesses
- The law does not apply to people with special activity permits; shark fishing for public safety purposes as authorized or conducted by the Department; sharks taken outside of state marine waters, with required documentation; sharks captured, entangled, or killed for self-defence or the defence of another; and sharks captured or killed according to a permit.