What is the ruling on consuming sea creatures according to Abu Hanifa and Malik?

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Al-Mughni

Book of Hunting and Slaughter

Book 56 · Issue 7 · Bab 1

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Abu Hanifa ruled that only fish are permissible from the sea creatures. Malik ruled that everything in the sea is permissible due to the generality of the verse: "Permitted to you is the game of the sea and its food" (Quran 5:96).