Outer Island (Aitutaki Paua) By-laws 1988. Country/Territory Cook Islands Document type Regulation Date 1988 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, 2 pp. Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Molluscs Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Oceania, Polynesia, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Abstract Subject to these by-laws, every person commits and offence if he: (a) takes or attempts to take paua (giant clams of the species tridacna maxima) from Aitutaki to any other island or place; or (b) buys, sells or has in his possession for the purpose of sale any paua, except pursuant to and in accordance with a permit granted by the Island Council. Purposes for which paua may be caught are specified in by-law 4. A permit may contain conditions regarding, inter alia, the number and size of paua that may be taken and the part of the lagoon from which paua may be taken. Full text English