New Rules Take Effect for Maui Fishing Bag and Size Limits ... | 水產百科網

2014年10月31日—Thesizelimitforgoatfishisaminimumof12inchesforthelargespecies(kumu,moanokea,andwekenono)andaminimumof8inchesforthe ...

October 31, 2014, 8:20 AM HST * Updated October 31, 8:21 AM

Parrotfish and goatfish. Photos courtesy DLNR Powerpoint. Credit: Dr. John E. Randall.

By Wendy Osher

New fishing rules go into effect this weekend on Saturday, Nov. 1, that establish bag and size limits for uhu or parrotfish and kūmū or goatfish caught in Maui waters.

The rule includes a bag limit of no more than two large uhu (uhu ʻahuʻula and palukaluka), and prohibitions on the take of blue male uhu for the two large species–uhu ʻuliʻuli and uhu ʻeleʻele.

The size limit for uhu is a minimum of 14 inches for the large species and a minimum of 10 inches for the small species.

There are also bag limits for the popular goatfish or kūmū of no more than one; and moano kea and munu of no more than two.

The size limit for goatfish is a minimum of 12 inches for t...