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Bill Calls For 5-year Moratorium On Opihi Picking
Lawmakers To Take up Bill Proposing Opihi Harvesting Ban
Catherine Cruz KITV4 News Reporter
POSTED: 6:28 pm HST February 22, 2012
UPDATED: 7:02 pm HST February 22, 2012
HONOLULU -- The concern over the dwindlling supply of opihi has renewed calls for a ban on opihi harvesting.
Opihi lovers may think the seafood delicacy is to die for. Many people have actually lost their lives braving high surf just to get to places where opihi shells cling to the rocks.
Opihi pickers said one can find the limpets on Oahu, one just have to know where to look.
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Lawmakers are being asked to restrict when and how much opihi a person can have in his or her possession. The new restrictions called for in the bill would cover both commercial harvesters and opihi pickers who harvest for their own use.
Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/30521666/detail.html#ixzz1nBMWCW00
Catherine Cruz KITV4 News Reporter
POSTED: 6:28 pm HST February 22, 2012
UPDATED: 7:02 pm HST February 22, 2012
HONOLULU -- The concern over the dwindlling supply of opihi has renewed calls for a ban on opihi harvesting.
Opihi lovers may think the seafood delicacy is to die for. Many people have actually lost their lives braving high surf just to get to places where opihi shells cling to the rocks.
Opihi pickers said one can find the limpets on Oahu, one just have to know where to look.
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Lawmakers are being asked to restrict when and how much opihi a person can have in his or her possession. The new restrictions called for in the bill would cover both commercial harvesters and opihi pickers who harvest for their own use.
Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/30521666/detail.html#ixzz1nBMWCW00