Hi, Ken.

That would be a serious turn of events, to have the marine life of Hawaii
declared off-limits!

However, this does NOT seem to be the case. Have a look at
http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/ which is the Dep't of Land and Natural Resources'
Division of Aquatic Resources. Some divemasters and resort areas try to enforce
a no-collecting policy but let's face it, shells still get collected. As long as
the collector is aware of venomous species, the ocean and other divers remain
the major threats to safe collecting.

Conservation areas, as you mentioned, are off-limits, but these are normally
well-marked.

Good luck to them and, hopefully, you can let us know how they faired.

Aloha,


Bob Dayle


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> This summer my daughter and son in-law will be traveling to Hawaii on a
> family vacation.  They are planning to do some scuba diving and want to
> collect live mollusks, if they see any.  They have recently been told that
> the collection of live mollusks is "illegal" anywhere in Hawaii.  Since
> there has been discussion of shell collecting in Hawaii on this forum, it
> seems unlikely that there is a state-wide live mollusk collecting ban.  I
> can understand the prohibition of collecting live mollusks in state/national
> parks, but not in the entire state.  I can understand the need to purchase a
> fishing license.  Would one of you Hawaiian shell collectors please give me
> the correct information about this matter?  An internet reference site would
> be especially helpful.  I have tried to google for this information, but
> have not gotten what I need.
>
> Thanks, Ken Piech
>
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