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Bills to Protect Reef Fish From Poaching Advance at Hawaii Legislature | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Bills focus on West Hawaii to ban commercial aquarium fishing and increase penalties, citing reef sustainability concerns amid disputes over enforcement and economic impacts, lawmakers said.

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State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.

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Bills to protect reef fish from poaching advance at Hawaii Legislature

State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.

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Bills to protect reef fish from poaching advance

State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.

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Bills to protect reef fish from poaching advance at Hawaii Legislature | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

State legislators have advanced measures that would ban catching fish in Hawaii waters for aquariums and increase fines for illegal poaching.

·Honolulu, United States
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Star Advertiser broke the news in Honolulu, United States on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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