Hawaii FEP - Western Pacific Fishery Council

LanaiRarityofHabitatEcologicalFunctionSusceptibilitytoHumanImpactHalope Bay x xLikelihoodof DevelopmentalImpactsManele Bay x x xFive Needles x xHawaiiLapakahi Bay StatePark (MLCD)Pauko Bay and Reef(MLCD)ExistingProtectiveStatusx x xx x xKealakekua x x xWaialea Bay (MLCD) x x x xKawaihae Harbor-OldKona Airport (MLCD)Additional AreasAll Long-termResearch SitesAll CRAMP sites x xx x xxx6.4 Fishing Related Impacts That May Adversely Affect EFHThe Council is required to act to prevent, mitigate, or minimize adverse effects from fishing onevidence that a fishing practice has identifiable adverse effects on EFH for any MUS covered byan FMP or FEP. Adverse fishing impacts may include physical, chemical, or biologicalalterations of the substrate and loss of, or injury to, benthic organisms, prey species, and theirhabitat or other components of the ecosystem.The predominant fishing gear types—hook and line, longline, troll, traps—used in the fisheriesmanaged by the Council cause few fishing-related impacts to the benthic habitat utilized by coralreef species, bottomfish, crustaceans, or precious corals. The current management regimeprohibits the use of bottom trawls, bottom-set nets, explosives, and poisons. The use of nonselectivegear to harvest precious corals is prohibited and only selective and non-destructive gearmay be allowed to fish for Coral Reef Ecosystem MUS. The Council has determined that currentmanagement measures to protect fishery habitat are adequate and that no additional measures are203