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Maui councilman seeks ban on shark tours
By Associated Press
POSTED: 10:42 a.m. HST, Jul 08, 2009
WAILUKU >> A Maui County Councilman has introduced a measure to ban shark tours off the county’s three islands.
Wayne Nishiki of South Maui says the county has the power to ban shark tours by blocking business licenses for the such activity.
No shark tours operate on Maui, but Nishiki says he wants to make sure they don’t start.
Two companies take tourists to see sharks in waters off Oahu’s North Shore.
The tourists jump into submersible cages to get an up close look at sharks. The tours attract sharks by throwing bloody fish bait into the water.
State and federal officials say feeding sharks in this manner is illegal. But the North Shore tour operators say they’re following the law.
WAILUKU >> A Maui County Councilman has introduced a measure to ban shark tours off the county’s three islands.
Wayne Nishiki of South Maui says the county has the power to ban shark tours by blocking business licenses for the such activity.
No shark tours operate on Maui, but Nishiki says he wants to make sure they don’t start.
Two companies take tourists to see sharks in waters off Oahu’s North Shore.
The tourists jump into submersible cages to get an up close look at sharks. The tours attract sharks by throwing bloody fish bait into the water.
State and federal officials say feeding sharks in this manner is illegal. But the North Shore tour operators say they’re following the law.
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