Aquaculture Facility
License
Requirement
- Any fish pond owner or operator to take regulated marine life, including young mullet, from the ocean, or to acquire regulated marine life from non-ocean sources, to stock their pond or facility with the intention of raising the marine life for commercial purposes.
- Includes a reporting requirement.
Authority
Fee
$100 annual
Apply
NEW applications
- Please contact the Special Activity Permit (SAP) team at dar.sap@hawaii.gov first.
- Must complete initial site inspection and a letter of authorization before submitting a new application.
Current Aquaculture Facility License holders
- May renew online .
- If there are changes, please contact dar.sap@hawaii.gov before renewing.
Other Commercial Fishers Licenses
Allows businesses to buy, sell, or trade marine life from licensed fishers.
Registers dealers who purchase or sell kala (unicornfish) from licensed fishers.
Required for dealers involved in buying or selling uhu (parrotfish) commercially.
Allows the possession of Kona crab or lobster during the closed season.
Authorizes possession of imported species that are restricted in Hawaiʻi.
Authorizes operating a facility that breeds or raises aquatic species for aquaculture.
Allows activities within Molokini Shoal Marine Life Conservation District.