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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces the opening of state marine waters Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, for the 2012-2013 bottomfish fishing year. The current 2011-2012 fishing year remains open and will close Aug. 31. The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) reminds all commercial bottomfish fishermen that their Main Hawaiian Islands […]

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The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces a fishing season closure for Deep 7 bottomfish species in State marine waters, effective March 12 through August 31, 2011. Deep 7 bottomfish species include onaga, opakapaka, ehu, kalekale, gindai, lehi and hapu‘upu‘u.

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The proposed rule amendments would: establish a new section to open and close the bottomfish season; change commercial reporting of bottomfish catches from monthly reports to trip reports to the State; change the non-commercial bag limit from only ehu and onaga to all deep-seven species; change the bottomfish vessel registration requirement from “one-time” to annual […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces a fishing season closure for ‘Deep 7’ bottomfish species in State marine waters, effective Monday, July 6 through Aug 31. During the closed season, all fishing for Deep 7 bottomfish species is prohibited in State marine waters surrounding the main Hawaiian islands. Commercial andnon-commercial Deep […]

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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces a fishing season closure for Deep 7 bottomfish species in State marine waters, effective July 6 through August 31, 2009. During the closed season, all fishing for Deep 7 bottomfish species is prohibited in State marine waters surrounding the main Hawaiian islands. […]

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