lobster out of season

 
By Joe Avary and Kevin Watler
   Lobster season is history for now, and the Department of Environment says taking the savory sea-dwellers out of season could land you in hot water. The spiny lobsters found commonly in our waters reproduce by laying eggs, which the female carries underneath her tail.
The DOE says allowing the animals to reproduce during their mating season will ensure there will be plenty to enjoy year after year.

“30, 40 years ago we didn’t have such a large population, so the take of lobsters was far less than it is now, so once you have a higher population there’s much more stress on that resource,” said Bradley Johnson with DOE.

Lobsters are back in season on 1 December, but the DOE reminds us it’s never okay to take any marine life from replenishment zones, marine parks, and environmental zones.Read more