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Judge Lifts Hawai’i Aquarium Fish Permit Ban

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A Hawaiʻi Circuit Court judge lifted an injunction prohibiting the issuance of aquarium fish permits for the West Hawai‘i Regional Fishery Management Area today. However, this doesn’t mean that commercial aquarium fishing can immediately resume in West Hawaiʻi.

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Posted byDavid McGuireJanuary 31, 2023January 31, 2023Tags: aquarium, Coral Reef, coralreef, DLNR, fish, kona, reef fish, snorkle Bob, The Dark Hobby, west hawaii

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    • Mission and Vision
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    • Partners & Donors
    • Victories & Milestones
      • WE DID IT! Saving Endangered Sharks at CITES 2022
      • US Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act Passes
      • Law to End Lethal California Driftnet Fishery Passes
    • Shark Stewards DEI Statement
    • Statement Against Asian and API Hate
  • Our Work
    • Saving Sharks
    • Marine Protection
    • California Marine Protected Area Network
    • Adventures
      • Sharktober: Farallon Islands Wildlife Adventure
      • Farallon Island Excursion Information
      • Saving Sharks in the Coral Triangle
    • Sustainable Ecotourism and Data Dives
    • Shark ID and MPAs Education Adventure
    • Observe and Record Sevengill Sharks
    • Manta and Shark ID
    • Media Production
  • Science & Education
    • Shark Watch California
    • Shark Science Sheets
    • Sharks of Hawaii
    • CITES Shark Science Sheets
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    • White Shark Stewardship
      • How to Avoid a White Shark Attack
      • Sharktober
  • Campaigns
    • Stop Fukushima Radioactive Ocean Dump
    • Urge DAR: No Shark Fishing Permits in Hawaii
    • Ocean Protection: 30% x 2030
    • Tell eBay: Stop Endangered Shark Trade
    • Stop Big Plastic From Polluting California Seas
    • Fed Ex Shark Fin Shipping
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