Call for shorter lobster season

COMMERCIAL fisherman David Rose believes that a two-month delay in opening of the lobster season could result in the harvesting of a million pounds more of lobster in the Bahamas.

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Lobsters Basketball Week to reunite winning team with fun for all

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China's 'live lobster' demand creates opportunity, challenges

A local seafood wholesaler is looking to tap into a booming Chinese demand for live lobster, with the help of the Ministry of Trade, but meeting the demand will require local fishermen to change their techniques and upgrade their vessels.
Glenn Pritchard, president of Tropical Seafood, said his company exports an average of 1,000 to 1,200 pounds of live lobster to Hong Kong every month to five wee...

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Lobster haul improves, poachers 'more bold'

The 2013 lobster season has "picked up" in terms of volume of product being caught, but incidences of dangerous confrontations with Dominican poachers are on the rise, according to the head of the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA).
After describing the season in dire terms closer to its opening, Adrian LaRoda said that lobster fishermen had to "bite the bullet" and by staying out at sea f...

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Marine Max brings annual 'Lobster Bash' rendezvous to Bimini

Marine Max brings annual 'Lobster Bash' rendezvous to Bimini...

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Marine Max Annual Lobster Bash Rendezvous to Bimini

The grand finale of Marine Max rendezvous to Resorts World-Bimini was the end of the summer/back to school vacation that was a splendid trip for all. The flotilla of sixty-two boats that include such brands as Hatters, Boston Whalers, Sea Ray and Azimut made their way from Florida locations of Marine Max in Palm Beach, Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami...

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Opening of 2012-2013 Crawfish (Lobster) Season

The opening of the crawfish

(lobster)

season commences on 1 August, 2012 to 31 March, 2013.

During the mentioned dates fishers may be legally permitted to use air compressors to harvest crawfish in The Bahamas.

Each year the Department of Marine
Resources reminds fishers against harvesting undersized
crawfish (crawfish with tail lengths of less than 5 ½ inches and
carapace lengths of...

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Food 99/1: Lobster season is here!

August 1st always bring out the excitement in spiny lobster lovers everywhere as the new season begins again.  I, for one, have been working for a week now to figure out some combinations we will use for the menu at Flying Fish Modern Seafood.  Sometimes working in a restaurant with a reputation for modern thoughtful food and presentations takes me away from the simplicity of a fantastic...

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Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government participates in the Spiny Lobster Fishery Improvement Project Meeting

Nassau, Bahamas - Newly
Appointed Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local
Government, V. Alfred Gray attended part of a two-day meeting (May 16
and 17th) at the Bahamas National Trust which addressed the Spiny
Lobster Fishery Improvement Project (FIP).

The Spiny Lobster FIP, which seeks
to address international concerns about the spiny lobster industry and
to improve the managem...

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Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources participates in the Spiny Lobster Fishery Improvement Project Meeting

Nassau, Bahamas - Newly
Appointed Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local
Government, V. Alfred Gray attended part of a two-day meeting (May 16
and 17th) at the Bahamas National Trust which addressed the Spiny
Lobster Fishery Improvement Project (FIP).

The Spiny Lobster FIP, which seeks
to address international concerns about the spiny lobster industry and
to improve the managem...

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