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News Article
July 27, 2010
Statement by Ryan Pinder on Opening of Crawfish Season

Nassau, Bahamas - Enclosed is a Press Statement
to the Bahamian Fishermen by L.
Ryan Pinder Member
of Parliament, Elizabeth Vice-Chairman,
Progressive Liberal Party.

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August 1st is
the opening of the crawfish season and this is my first opportunity as a Member
of Parliament to voice my concerns and opinions at the National level for this
important day in the life of our Fishermen. After my comm...

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News Article
December 02, 2023
New Research Takes Deep Dive Into Crawfish Aquaculture

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The island school's Cape Eleuthera Institute currently introducing a crawfish aquaculture program designed to restock wild populations and pioneer the rearing of crawfish to marketable size.

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News Article
August 17, 2023
Sustainability First: Why Is Crawfish Season Important?

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The crawfish season is into its second week and the waters have been bustling with Bahamians trying to get their share of the catch. 

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News Article
July 30, 2023
Crawfish Season Prep Underway

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Fishermen at Potters Cay Dock are making final preparations as they get ready to set sail, looking forward to a profitable crawfish season.

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News Article
July 26, 2023
Department Of Marine Resources Opening Of The 2023/2024 Crawfish Season

The Department of Marine Resources takes this opportunity to advise the public that the crawfish season opens on Tuesday 1st August 2023 and closes Sunday 31st March 2024.

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News Article
April 03, 2023
Crawfish yield up but prices drop by as much as 50 percent

NASSAU, BAHAMAS-  Bahamian fishermen say that while crawfish/spiny lobster yields were strong this past season, prices have declined  by as much as 50 percent. Keith Carroll,  The Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) vice-president told Eyewitness News that this was as a result of global market forces beyond the control of industry.  "The lobster season was [...]

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News Article
April 03, 2023
Crawfish yield up but prices drop by as mush as 50 percent

NASSAU, BAHAMAS-  Bahamian fishermen say that while crawfish/spiny lobster yields were strong this past season, prices have declined  by as much as 50 percent. Keith Carroll,  The Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) vice-president told Eyewitness News that this was as a result of global market forces beyond the control of industry.  "The lobster season was [...]

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News Article
April 01, 2023
BE BACK SOON: Crawfish season closed until August 1st

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — April 1st marks the first day of the closed season for crawfish, also known as the spiny lobster. During this period, the possession or sale of any fresh or live crawfish is prohibited until the season reopens on August 1st. A press release from the Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) noted [...]

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News Article
October 06, 2022
Man fined $500 for poaching crawfish

A MAN was fined $500 in Magistrate's Court yesterday for poaching crawfish in a protected area.

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News Article
December 31, 2019
Foreign fishermen sue over crawfish permit rejection

THE government is being sued for denying 20 foreigners permits to harvest crawfish.The applicants are mostly nationals of the Dominican Republic and Honduras. According to a lawsuit filed by their lawyer Dion Smith, they have either spousal permits o

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