Subscribe: Caribbean lobsters can finally catch a break
Costa Rica is banning harvesting of lobsters in the Caribbean starting March 1 for full four months. The period of the ban is the peak time for reproduction of the Caribbean lobster, said the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería. The peak lobster season in the Caribbean is from November to February.
Lobster harvesting is a $1.6 million-a-year business in Costa Rica. More than 900 persons are employed in the catching and preparing lobsters for the market. The annual catch is about 150 tons.
Other Central American nations (El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua) and Belize all have agreed to enforce the ban.
February 19, 2010 10:50 am
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