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Subj: Link to the Aquarium Bill
Link to the bill is:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessio...ls/SB3225_.htm
Aloha all, The Hawaii Legislature is considering to pass a bill that will limit aquarium fish collection in Hawaii to 20 fish per collector per person with a maximum of 5 yellow tangs per day. The bill also will put a no take cap on angels, butterflies, boxfish, puffers,eels and many other species. The passage of this bill will essentially shut down the tropical fish industry in Hawaii which will include the transhipped items from Christmas Island and Marshall Islands. Please forward this to everyone in the industry because if we don't stop this bill, next year, yellow tangs may wholesale at $100 each.
Let's try this :
Regarding Senate Bill 3225 SB3225
Everyone including all businesses, employees, divers, parents, kids, brothers and sisters, friends, and everyone involved in this industry -
JAN. 28-29th FROM EARLY IN THE MORNING TO LATE AFTERNOON, CALL SEN. CLAYTON HEE'S OFFICE AT 808-586-7330 AND WHEN ASKED BY HIS OFFICE STAFF - LEAVE YOUR FULL NAME - ( FIRST AND LAST NAME ), AND PHONE NUMBER, AND VOICE YOUR OPPOSITION TO SB3225. IF WE CAN GET 500+ PHONE CALLS INTO HIS OFFICE, WE CAN SHOW THERE IS VERY STRONG OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL . IT'S POSSIBLE THAT HE MIGHT SHELVE THIS BILL. WE NEED TO TIE UP HIS PHONE WITH OUR CALLS. THEN TOMORROW NIGHT, FAX SENATOR HEE YOUR OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL ALSO. ( FAX NUMBER 808-586-7334 ) THIS WAY, WHEN HIS STAFF COMES IN ON TUESDAY MORNING, THERE WILL BE FAXES ALL OVER HIS OFFICE FLOOR.
WE NEED TO OVERWHELM HIM WITH CALLS AND FAXES VOICING OPPOSITION TO THIS BILL.
Potters Angels, All Hawaiian Eels,cleaner wrasses,and all Hawaiian Pufferfishes will no longer be available period. ANY FISH THAT IS ALLOWED TO BE COLLECTED, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PRICES WILL SKYROCKET!!!
DONT GET MY MESSAGE WRONG PLEASE!!!
IM not totally against (THE IDEA) of this bill...I agree that there should be limits to what is collected to preserve our reef fishes for the next generations to come. I DO NOT agree on the extreme limit that this bill is proposing. It will be bad for our economy! There will be a lot of people out of work and A LOT OF businesses IN THE ORNAMENTAL FISH TRADE will fold due to the limit amount....There should be a limit!!! but not that low!!! It will be devistating to the Ornamental fish industry and our Hawaii Economy, THIS BILL NEEDS TO BE BAGGED!!!