Cuba issues new regulations on lobster fishing

HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 24 (acn) The Ministry of Food Industry established maximum catch quotas for spiny lobster to authorized boats and companies, with the obligation to stop fishing after meeting their plans.
According to Resolution 121/2015 of the sector, published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Cuba, due to the importance that the spiny lobster has in the Cuban insular platform, the Advisory Committee, responsible for the planning and management of water resources, proposed to regulate fishing of this resource.
Therefore the lifting of the ban of current provisions shall be determined by the results of cruises exploration.
The resolution authorizes the Business Group of the Food Industry to distribute the quota among companies of Batabanó Gulf without exceeding the total allowable catch allocated to the area.
It also authorizes the Center for Fisheries Research and capture bureaus of lobster companies to make systematic sampling of the spiny lobster, with the purpose of scientific research.
The Direction of Fisheries and Science Regulations and the National Bureau of State Inspectorate, according to the resolution, are responsible of monitoring the compliance of these provisions.