The new rules apply in the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area, which is about 147 miles from Upolu Point, North Kohala to Ka Lae, Kau. The rules:

1. prohibit take or possession of nine species of inshore sharks, rays and two invertebrate crown-of-thorns predators;

2. establish a list of 40 fish species permitted for aquarium take with size and bag limits on three of these species (No other fish may be collected for aquarium use);

3. establish a 1,500-foot section of Kaohe Bay (Pebble Beach) in South Kona as a Fish Replenishment Area (FRA) where aquarium collecting and/or recreational fish feeding is prohibited;

4. prohibit scuba and/or re-breather spear fishing or possession of such gear with a spear and/or speared aquatic life;

5. clarify the boundaries of Puako Bay and Puako Reef; and

6. clarify the no-netting boundaries of the Keauhou Bay Fisheries Management Area.