2024 Hawaii Invasive Species Roundup
August 1 - September 14, 2024
Official Rules
1. General Information
This is a mobile app based event to be held in the waters srrounding the major islands of Hawaii. Please refer to the map attached to this event for the official boundaries.
The event will be run using the MyCatch mobile app.
Anyone can participate in the 2024 Hawaii Invasive Species Roundup and it is for all ages.
This event is free to enter, and includes ADULT and KEIKI (youth) categories.
Anglers 15 and younger must be fishing with an adult.
Each contestant must have the necessary license(s) or otherwise be exempt from needing one.
2.Getting Started
This event only supports individual registrations, not teams.
Participants must use their own account when submitting their catches.
The app supports multiple accounts on the same device so a single phone can be used for multiple participants.
Participants must use the same account login email and password when registering for an event and when submitting catches.
All catches must be submitted through the MyCatch app to qualify for this event, which is available on Google Play Store and Apple App store.
First time users must set up an Angler’s Atlas account before entering an event, either through the app or on AnglersAtlas.com/sign-up. Here is a helpful video.
To participate in 2024 Hawaii Invasive Species Roundup, you can register for the event online at www.anglersatlas.com/event/810. Or directly through the app. Here is a quick YouTube video for more information). Once entered, you will receive an automatic email confirming that you have entered the event.
By participating in this event your name may be publicly visible.
Protecting anglers’ privacy is a priority, and any location data collected during the event will not be released to the public. Our promise to anglers is “Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret”. See below for further details.
3. Catch Reporting Rules
This event is for Peacock Grouper (ROI), Blacktail Snapper (TO'AU), Bluestripe Snapper (TA'APE) and Tilapia species.
In order for each catch to qualify, a photograph of the fish on a measuring device must be taken using the MyCatch app (ie. photos cannot be uploaded from a photo gallery or other source). Each photo is tagged with a unique QR code for backup purposes.
All contestants must have GPS/location services enabled on your cell phone for their catches to qualify. Your location data will be protected. For more information, see section 7 below for details.
Each fish must be entered only once.
Fish should be entered at the fishing site, and as soon as possible after catching them.
All fish should be measured with the right side down.
This is a total length measurement event, measured from the tip of the nose or jaw to the tip of the tail.
All catches will be measured to the last physical line on the measuring device that the tail touches or crosses. If a fish is longer than the angler's bump board or tape measure, the longest measurement on the board or tape measure will be counted.
The mouth of the fish is allowed to be closed, open, or anywhere in between, so long as the upper and/or lower jaw of the head of the fish is clearly touching the bump of the measurement board or vertical surface.
The photo entry must be taken from a birds-eye view looking down on the fish.
Anglers can only submit catches that they have caught themselves. Under no circumstances can you share fish with any other angler.
If you measure your fish entry on a bumpboard, these rules must be followed:
The nose of the fish must be visibly touching the bump end of the board,
The fish must be placed on top of the board, right side down,
The entire fish showing the head and tail must be visible in the measurement photo. We must also see past the head and tail in the photo.
Homemade bumpboards are permissable but may require an authentication photo submitted to the MyCatch Team to qualify.
If you measure your fish using a tape measure or other flexible measuring devices, these rules must be followed:
The fish nose and the start of the tape must be aligned by placing both against a solid edge.
The fish's nose must be aligned with the zero mark on the tape,
The tape measure should be beside or on top of the fish.
The fish should not be on top of the tape measure or cover it in any way.
The entire fish showing the head and tail and past the tail must be visible in the measurement photo.
If an entry submission comes in where a measuring rule is not followed, such as the nose is not touching the bump or at the zero mark, the fish may still be approved but a length penalty may be applied. A one inch penalty will apply to the observable length of the fish at the discretion of the organizer. The entry may also be rejected.
Event organizers reserve the right to adjust entries. They also have the right to ask for a picture sent to them of your measuring device.
Fish only appear on leaderboards after they have been reviewed and approved by the organizer. To see if your fish was recorded successfully, check the Log View of your app (2nd icon from the left at the bottom). Here is YouTube link showing how to submit a catch on the app.
4. Tournament Location and Times
Event boundaries are the main islands of Hawaii. See the map attached to this event for details of exact area boundaries.
The event runs from Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 6:00:00 am to Saturday, September 14, 2024 at 6:00:00 pm (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)
To qualify, all catches made must be synchronized with the Angler’s Atlas server within the event times.
Once the event concludes, a full review process of the catches will be managed by the organizer. Results will be announced on Tuesday September 17, 2024 and will be final.
At the discretion of the organizer, the duration may be shortened, postponed or canceled due to unsafe weather or water conditions.
5. Awards & Prizes
Prizes - Prizes for this event consist of giftwill be distributed in accordance with the prizing categories below.
Grand prizes and gift certificate value
ROI - Longest $250
ROI - Shortest $150
ROI - KEIKI draw $100
TA'APE - Longest $250
TA'APE - Shortest $150
TA'APE - KEIKI $100
TO'AU - Longest $250
TO'AU - Shortest $150
TO'AU - KEIKI draw $100
TILAPIA - Longest $250
TILAPIA - Shortest $150
TILAPIA - KEIKI draw $100
Prizes will be awarded as gift certificates from participating retail partners and a participant can only win one prize placing per category (semi-monthly prizes).
Awards will be announced on Tuesday September 17, 2024 and anglers will be contacted directly using the contact information provided in the tournament registration process.
In the case of a tie, the tie break will go to the person who entered the tied fish first. If a tie still exists, the tie break will go to the person with the highest number of fish reported.
6. General Rules
By registering and participating in the 2024 Hawaii Invasive Species Roundup, all participants agree to abide by the rules and regulations they have received as set out in these event event rules.
You must follow all Hawaii regulations pertaining to possession and bag limits.
Each contestant must conform to the general sport fishing rules and regulations that are in place for the jurisdiction in which they are fishing. You must follow all regulations pertaining to possession limits.
All federal, state and local laws must be abided by.
Promoters and organizers assisting in the event operation are not responsible for death, injury, damage, liability, theft, fire or any loss to any contestants.
All questions or concerns relating to the rules of this event are to be referred to the organizer or designated representative. The organizer for this event is MyCatch and can be reached by email at [email protected] (please include the name of the event in your email). Their decision will be final in all cases.
The interpretation and enforcement of the rules is at the sole discretion of the organizer. The organizer may change rules or impose sanctions as they deem appropriate, including but not limited to disqualifications, forfeiture of prizes, and prohibition from competing in future tournaments. All decisions made by the organizer are final.
Abuse of event officials and volunteers will not be tolerated.
Failure to comply with any event rules subjects participants to possible disqualification from the event.
Any angler found to be cheating or breaking the law will be disqualified from the event, and may result in future bans for any MyCatch events.
Any protest against another participant not complying with the rules must be brought to the organizer’s attention before the end of the tournament, and a $100.00 dollar protest fee may need to accompany the protest. The fee will be returned if the protest is found to be valid.
In the event of disqualification, any paid entry fees will be forfeited and not refunded.
It is our intention to provide an honest sportsmanlike tournament, and contestants are reminded the spirit of the rule will factor into judgments by the organizer.
Participants are responsible for their own safety, actions, and property at all times.
All participants must follow boating safety regulations in your jurisdiction.
All photo and video submissions may be used by MyCatch by Angler's Atlas and their associates in the future.
7. Data Privacy and Fisheries Research
“Secret Fishing Spots Stay Secret” — This is our primary commitment to anglers who report their catches through MyCatch. So what does this mean in practice?
Angler’s Atlas does not release MyCatch GPS data to the public. It is treated as confidential and is only provided to fisheries researchers under strict conditions.
Every research team we work with who receives location data must sign a data sharing agreement that sets the terms of use for the data consistent with 7A.
Data is anonymized before it is provided to the researcher.
Researchers agree not to share the data with anyone else.
Researchers cannot use the data for any purpose other than the research specified in the agreement.
Exact location data cannot be published as part of the scientific research. Instead, it has to be generalized to a larger region so the location cannot be reverse engineered.
Angler’s Atlas may release data to a law enforcement agency if compelled to do so under court order.
These data privacy rules are designed to protect our angler’s private data, to conserve the fisheries, and to make sure we maintain a trusting relationship with our anglers into the future. If anyone has any questions, please feel free to reach out to Angler’s Atlas President directly by email ([email protected]).
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