Proposed law
would protect any shark or ray in state waters and be first of its kind in US
Breena Kerr in
Maui
Fri 8 Feb
2019 23.00 GMTFirst published on Fri 8 Feb 2019 11.00 GMT
Sharks could
soon become more numerous in Hawaii waters
– and advocates say that’s a good thing.
Lawmakers in
Honolulu advanced a proposed ban on killing sharks in state waters on
Wednesday, after receiving hundreds of calls and letters of support from around
the country. The law, which would provide sweeping protection for any shark,
rather than select species, could be the first of its kind in the United
States.
“These
amazing animals are getting wiped out before our eyes, and people don’t even
realize what they’re missing out on,” said Ocean Ramsey, a Hawaii-based shark
conservationist, researcher and tour operator who has been instrumental in
lobbying for the bill, in an interview with the Guardian. Last month, a photo
of Ramsey swimming
with a 6-metre (20ft) great white shark off the coast of
Oahu went viral.
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