Lobster Season Closes 1 March

The Department of Environment (DoE) reminds the public that the last day for legally catching lobsters in Cayman waters is Tuesday, 28 February.

Persons fishing for lobsters in the coming days should remember the following rules.

• Open season catch limit: Three per person or six per boat per day, whichever is fewer.
• Size limit: Six inch tail, minimum size.
• Only spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) may be taken.
• In any one day, no one person may take or permit another person to take, purchase, receive, offer for sale, exchange or donation, or possess more than three lobsters from Cayman waters.

From Wednesday, 1 March to Thursday, 30 November, it will be illegal to take lobsters out of local waters. Lobster season will resume on Friday, 1 December, DoE Senior Research Officer John Bothwell said.