Commercial Fisher
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- None
DESCRIPTION OF OCCUPATION: A Commercial Fisher (commercial marine licensee) takes or fishes for marine life for commercial purposes (offer catch for sale) in the State. NEIGHBOR ISLAND DAR OFFICE CONTACT INFO: East Hawaii DAR: 75 Aupuni Street, Room 204, Hilo HI 96720; 808-961-9530. West Hawaii DAR: 74-380B Kealakehe Parkway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740; 808-327-6226. Kauai DAR: 3060 Eiwa Street, Room 306, Lihue, HI 96766; 808-274-3344. Maui DAR: 130 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793; 808-243-5294. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSING: Professional requirements: 1) Licensees are required to submit a report by the 10th day of the following month on the amount of marine life taken and sold, fishing effort expended and bait caught. 2) If the marine life involved a regulated bottomfish species including opakapaka (Pristipomoides filamentosus), onaga (Etelis coruscans), ehu (Etelis carbunculus), kalekale (Pristipomoides sieboldii), lehi (Aphareus rutilans), gindai (Pristipomoides zonatus) or hapuupuu (Epinephelus quernus) taken in the main Hawaiian Islands then a fishing trip report must be submitted within 5 days after the end date of the trip. EXAMINATIONS: None APPLICATION AND FEES: $100 resident/$250 non-resident fee; $10 duplicate license fee. The license is valid for 1 year from date of issuance and must be renewed if the licensee continues to fish for commercial purposes. OTHER: There were 3,200 licenses currently active as of January 1, 2022. ~ revised 02/17/2022
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- No exam
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- No continuing education requirement
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Hawaii State Dept. of Land & Natural Resources
- Division
- Division of Aquatic Resources
- Address
- 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 330 Honolulu, HI 96813
- Phone
- (808) 587-0100
- Agency website
- http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/licenses-permits/
- Licence page
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/licenses-permits/
- Last updated
- July 21, 2022
Occupations (O*NET)
- Commercial Fisherman 45-3031.00
Source and verification
This record is Hawaii's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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