The Fisheries Department takes this opportunity to inform all fishers and the public that in accordance with the Fisheries Resource Act and the Subsidiary Regulations, the Caribbean Spiny Lobster (Panulirus argus) fishing season opens on July 1, 2023, to February 29, 2024.

Fishers and the public are encouraged to follow the Lobster fishery regulations:

1. Minimum carapace length is 3 inches.
2. Minimum tail weight is 4 ounces.
3. It is illegal to have in possession any soft shell (moulting) lobster or female with eggs (berried).
4. It is illegal to remove from any female lobster any eggs or spawn or the setae or fibre with any eggs or spawn attached.
5. No person or establishment should have in possession any fillet or diced lobster tail.

The Fisheries Department advises the Public to report any illegal fisheries activity by calling telephone number: 224-4552 or by email: Fisheries_department@fisheries.gov.bz