In Hawaii the Senate House Bill 553 is due to be voted on and “establishes the crime of intentional and conscious capture, entanglement or death of a shark in state marine waters and provides for penalties and fines.” These fines can vary from US $ 500 to US $ 10,000 for an infraction committed.
“Members in 2010, the legislature, banned fins and shark products, but we failed to protect entire sharks from intentional death. So this bill would correct that omission to better protect these apex predators,” said Senator Mike Gabbard , chairman of the Agriculture and Environment Commission.
Shark populations are in global decline and are critical to ocean health and resiliency. I support #Hawaii House Bill 553 to create a Sanctuary for Hawaii’s sharks: https://t.co/bzwYRLrjWD @GovHawaii @RepScottSaiki
Photo: Kaikea Nakachi pic.twitter.com/RYr8fwCuzk— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprio) April 1, 2021
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