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§13-75-8 <br />Firearms <br />§13-75-9 <br />Spears <br />§13-75-10 <br />Throw nets <br />§13-75-11 <br />Drift gill nets <br />§13-75-12 <br />Gill nets <br />§13-75-12.2 <br />Akule nets <br />§13-75-12.4 <br />Lay nets <br />§13-75-12.5 <br />State waters around Moloka°i® special <br />rules <br />§13-75-13 <br />Bullpen traps <br />§13-75-14 <br />Nets, generally <br />§13-75-15 <br />Traps <br />§13-75-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter® <br />unless otherwise provided® <br />"Akule" means any fish identified as Selar <br />crumenophthalmus or other recognized synonyms. This <br />fish is also known as pa'a'a, halalu® hahalalu, and <br />big -eyed scarf. <br />"Bag net" means a type of fishing net made into <br />the shape of a pocket or pouch with an open end held <br />open in the water with the aid of a net float line <br />that supports the top edge of the net up towards the <br />ocean surface and parallel to a net lead line that <br />keeps the lower edge of the net down on the ocean <br />bottom. The bag net is usually made of heavy gauge <br />line to make the net very visible and made of small <br />mesh to prevent the fish from passing through the <br />mesh. <br />"Bag net fishing method® means a technique of <br />fishing where a person or persons engage in the act of <br />or attempt to engage in the act of deploying a fence <br />net in the water in such a manner as to completely <br />encircle the aquatic life. The fence net primarily <br />acts like a barrier to hold or concentrate the aquatic <br />life within the net. The mesh is smaller than the <br />target species so as to prevent the smaller aquatic <br />life from swimming through or entangling in the mesh. <br />The aquatic life is then moved into the bag net for <br />removal from the water. The main characteristics of <br />the bag net fishing method are the closed net <br />MWOO <br />