Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 13 - DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Subtitle 4 - FISHERIES › Part II - MARINE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREAS › Chapter 60.4 - WEST HAWAI'I REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT AREA, HAWAI'I › Section 13-60.4-7 - Aquarium collecting permit and vessel registration requirements

Current through June, 2024
(a) West Hawai'i aquarium permit. The
				  department may issue West Hawai'i aquarium permits authorizing persons to
				  engage in aquarium collecting activities for species listed in subsection (b)
				  and to use fine meshed traps and nets (other than throw nets) to collect those
				  species in the West Hawai'i regional fishery management area, notwithstanding
				  section 13-75-14, subject to terms and
				  conditions the department deems necessary for the management of the area and
				  its resources. No person, unless exempted from provisions of this chapter by
				  the issuance and possession of a valid special activity permit under section
				  187A-6, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
				  shall engage in aquarium collecting activities within the West Hawai'i regional
				  fishery management area without first having been issued and possessing a West
				  Hawai'i aquarium permit in addition to a valid State of Hawai'i aquarium fish
				  permit. Permits shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance unless
				  revoked sooner, and are non-transferable. In addition to applying any other
				  penalties provided by law, the department may revoke any West Hawai'i aquarium
				  permit for any infraction of these rules or the terms and conditions of the
				  permit, and any person whose permit has been revoked shall not be eligible to
				  apply for another West Hawai'i aquarium permit until the expiration of one year
				  from the date of revocation.
(b)
				  Aquarium species white list. In addition to other regulations deemed necessary
				  for the management of the West Hawai'i regional fishery management area, an
				  aquarium permit holder may only take or possess specimens of the following
				  species of fish for aquarium purposes while within the West Hawai'i regional
				  fishery management area:
Acanthurus achilles
(Achilles tang),
Acanthurus dussumieri
(eyestripe surgeonfish),
Acanthurus nigricans
(goldrim surgeonfish),
Acanthurus
				  nigrofuscus
(brown surgeonfish),
Acanthurus olivaceus
(orangeband surgeonfish),
Acanthurus thompsoni
(Thompson's
				  surgeonfish),
Anampses chrysocephalus
(psychedelic wrasse),
Canthigaster jactator
(whitespotted Toby),
Centropyge
				  fisheri
(Fisher's angelfish),
Centropyge potteri
(Potter's angelfish),
Cephalopholis argus
(peacock grouper),
Chaetodon kleinii
(blacklip butterflyfish),
Chaetodon
				  miliaris
(milletseed butterflyfish),
Chaetodon
				  multicinctus
(multiband butterflyfish),
Chaetodon
				  quadrimaculatus
(fourspot butterflyfish),
Chaetodon
				  tinkeri
(Tinker's butterflyfish),
Cirrhilabrus
				  jordani
(flame wrasse),
Cirrhitops fasciatus
(redbarred hawkfish),
Coris gaimard
(yellowtail Coris),
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
(chevron tang),
Ctenochaetus
				  strigosus
(goldring surgeonfish, kole),
Dascyllus
				  albisella
(Hawaiian Dascyllus),
Forcipiger
				  flavissimus
(forcepsfish),
Gomphosus varius
(bird
				  wrasse),
Halichoeres ornatissimus
(ornate wrasse),
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
(pyramid butterflyfish),
Lutjanus kasmira
(bluestripe snapper),
Macropharyngodon geoffroy
(shortnose wrasse),
Melichthys niger
(black Durgon),
Naso
				  lituratus
(orangespine unicornfish),
Ostracion
				  meleagris
(spotted boxfish),
Paracirrhites forsteri
(blackside hawkfish),
Pseudanthias hawaiiensis
(Hawaiian
				  longfin Anthias),
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
(eightline
				  wrasse),
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
(fourline wrasse),
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
(smalltail wrasse),
Sufflamen
				  bursa
(lei triggerfish),
Thalassoma duperrey
(saddle
				  wrasse),
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
(gilded triggerfish), and
Zebrasoma flavescens
(yellow tang); provided further that:
(1) No
Zebrasoma flavescens
(yellow tang) may be taken or possessed in violation of section
				  13-60.4-4(2);
(2) No more than five
Ctenochaetus
				  strigosus
(goldring surgeonfish or kole) larger than four inches in
				  total length may be taken per day or possessed at any time; and
(3) No more than ten
Acanthurus
				  achilles
(Achilles tang) may be taken per day, or possessed at any
				  time.