The Bahamas Department of Marine Resources takes this opportunity to advise the
general public that the crawfish season opens on Monday, 1st August,
2011.

The public is reminded regarding the following:  the legal measurement for whole crawfish is a carapace (jacket) length
of 3 ¼ inches and when the tail is separated, a tail length of 5 ½
inches;

  

those persons wishing to harvest crawfish are required to have a crawfish measuring gauge in their possession at all times...