Season for Fishing Sharks Closed Soon
Fisher-folks are advised that the season to fish sharks will close over the weekend. The Belize Fisheries Department has announced that the closure runs from May first to October thirty-first of any year. During this time, no one should take, buy, sell, possess, or export shark meat or fins during the period first May to thirty-first October in any year. Anyone caught violating the regulation is liable on summary conviction to a fine of between one and five thousand dollars or spend six months in prison or both.
