Maui fishermen urge others to follow the rules

Fishermen on Maui are reminding others to follow fishing rules after they believe someone illegally caught a manini. A picture of a manini caught on a three-prong spear sparked an online debate because some believe it was too small to be taken.

[@buzz5969]

Those fisherman are likely the biggest perps

[@hankakah4180]

Wrong! Many of the people who overfish are homeless, then selling their catch to make money to pay for gas to go further to overfish the areas. On the Big Island, we talk to many who are not from the Big Island, formerly from O'ahu, and they live down by the beach, constantly fishing 24/7. One night their friend drove up in a truck, opened his coolers, and came to sell menpachi in bags for $20. They rape the shores for 'opihi and a'ama crab, they net o'ama. DLNR needs to have more people who can control all this illegal fishing, and selling. Big Island is so big, and Maui as well, there aren't enough law enforcement to investigate. By the time someone shows up, the perpetrators are already gone.
Many locals and Hawaiians know the rules, there was a kapu system, there were seasons when to get and not to get certain fish. Those fisherman you say are likely the biggest perps are the ones who obey and follow the rules, they look towards the future when the fish needs to grow to adult size to mate, catching them too young and small, you eliminate thousands of future fish for every juvenile they take.
If anything these homeless can take whenever they want, are they invasive species, no limit, to'au, ta'ape, roi, lionfish. Leave the native species alone!

[@paradise6606]

How about stop all fishing for a few years and give the fish a break.

[@Gnjh405]

You stupid?😂

[@alaefarmestatesllc]

This y the sharks getting a lot more aggressive worldwide.

[@FreddyBoy1808]

6 inches?? I see manini like 4-5 inches selling at the free market at dillingham oahu. It tastes good too.

[@edwinmendija8087]

Does this apply only to spear fishing? How about those caught in lay nets and already dead when brought up from the water, what then?

[@AK2HI]

Do as I say not as I do, I've seen soooo many hawaiins take illegal fish, take fish during closed seasons, take fish outside size limits most people are respectful but let's not pretend there's only a few bad apples

[@BladeGorilla]

Maui’s fish stock is down since covid had everyone and their grandmother fishing every bay and cliff, day in and day out, for 2 years straight.

[@RobertCurtin-hi2cm]

Kauai has few rules except a season on mullet,don’t kill alpha Uhu and Tako has to be 1 lb.
No size limit on Opihi.

[@ThumbdownMan]

The common person don't know that.

[@null1808]

Can I say; if the fish to manini, no spear em?

[@mikes_in_paradise78]

Save the small manini...let them populate to get bigger. Always give back....we have a responsibility to have manini in the future!!

[@ondaholo1568]

Hawai’i gotta go to slot size rules. Too small? let um go…to big? Those the main producers… let them go too… eat the in betweeners 🤙🏼

[@farmlyful]

Looked o

[@hawaiianitedivah]

🫵🏽Educate yourself before adventuring into Hawaiian Islands from Our Āina to Mākai🏝️☀️🌊🌺🤙🏽

[@Teresa-jj5mo]

Hey ka’apuni 🤙🏼😘