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November 25, 2022

Caye Caulker resident busted with more than 60 pieces of undersized conch fined over $5,000

Thirty-year-old Amner Vargas appeared in the Belize City Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, charged with one count of possession of undersized conchs, to wit, 63 unprocessed undersized [...]
November 25, 2022

Orange Walk fisherman fined over $12,000 for undersized conchs

Louisiana resident, 19-year-old Nelson Orellano appeared in court charged with possession of undersized conch in relation to 231 pieces of conch found in his possession while [...]
October 27, 2022

Belize on the high seas: Improving safety for fishing vessels and pursuing quotas in South Pacific

With stocks dwindling here, Cabinet has approved that Belize accedes to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South [...]
October 13, 2022

Third Hicatee Conservation Forum and Workshop compiles first draft of the Hicatee Conservation Plan

By Rubén Morales Iglesias: Third Hicatee Conservation Forum and Workshop compiled the first draft of the ‘Conservation, Management and Action Plan for the Central American River Turtle, [...]
October 2, 2022

Conch season officially opens

According to regulation 6: 1) No person shall take in the waters of Belize or buy, sell or have in his possession-
August 1, 2022

Over $200,000 in cash and prizes were issued at the 6th Annual Grand Caribe Deep Sea Classic in Ambergris Caye

The event began on Friday, July 29, and ended on Sunday, July 31 with over $200,000 in cash and prizes.  The mega event saw the participation [...]
June 25, 2022

Conch season closes Sunday

The Belize Fisheries Department informs that the conch season will close at the end of the day on Sunday, June 26, 2022.
June 18, 2022

Amended lobster regulations deferred until next year

“This strategy has become necessary given the outcomes of recent engagements with several fishing communities across the country,” the department said.