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Belize Fisheries Department announces closure of Sea Cucumber Season

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Posted: Friday, January 24, 2025. 11:46 am CST.

Sea cucumber – Photo Credit: thefishsite.com

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: The Belize Fisheries Department announced the closure of the sea cucumber fishery from February 1 to July 31, 2025. This decision is in accordance with Statutory Instruments No. 67 of 2009 and No. 107 of 2022.

The Belize Fisheries Department said that according to principal regulation 2, sub-section 10: “No person shall fish for, harvest, buy, sell, possess, export, or attempt to export any sea cucumber species between February 1 and July 31, inclusive, in any year.”

“Any person found in possession of sea cucumber during this period will be charged and prosecuted in a court of law in accordance with the Fisheries Regulations’” the Fisheries Department said in their statement.

The Belize Fisheries Department added that expect the fishing community and the public will abide in order to ensure the sustainable use and conservation of this important fishery resource.

For additional information or to report any illegal fishing activity, the Fisheries Department may be reached at telephone number 224-4552 or by email at [email protected].

 

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