NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources issued a reminder yesterday that the Nassau Grouper season will be closed from next Tuesday, December 1, to February 28, 2021.
During the closed season, no one is permitted to “take, land, process, sell or offer for sale any fish commonly known as ‘the Nassau Grouper’ except where such taking or landing is carried out with the written approval of the director of fisheries for scientific research purposes”.
The statement continued: “And no one is permitted to “land any fish commonly known as ‘grouper’ unless its head, tail and skin are intact.”
“The Department of Marine Resources looks forward to the public’s continued support as we work together to manage this most important fish stock in a sustainable and responsible manner,” it added.
