Don't eat the lobster

[RTBDiver]

Lobster season in now closed im Honduras, many will still offer it but this leads to illegal harvesting so if you have ant type of backbone with the slightest bit of green to it then please do the right thing and avoid the out of season meals, if you must enjot lobster amd conch then please let all know where this is offered legally

 

[Doc]

Skip it all year long- do the oceans a favor... that, and Shrimp, too.

 

[parrotheaddiver]

I don't eat ocean critters

 

[Scott L]

Lobster season in now closed im Honduras, many will still offer it but this leads to illegal harvesting so if you have ant type of backbone with the slightest bit of green to it then please do the right thing and avoid the out of season meals, if you must enjot lobster amd conch then please let all know where this is offered legally

Lobster season is closed in Florida and the Bahamas roughly for the same time period (April- August) and you still find lobster on the menu in both locales which were are acquired from wholesalers who freeze when legally obtained in season or imported from areas taken legally. To advocate a boycot of the menu items and fish store stock is a clumsy way to combat poaching IMO. Reverse sting law enforcment operations is about the only way to combat the problem as law enforcement cannot seach every boat coming into harbor.

Poaching is clearly evident in our waters and it makes me just as mad and unfortunately does not seeem a major priority with the law enforcement agencies I strike conversations with.

 

[RTBDiver]

Valhala,
your post is quite valid except for the fact that very few places on the Island have more that a few cubic feet of freezer space and many have no generator to support long storage with the power outages and are not capable of stocking up for the 5 months of off season.
Comparing how anything works in third world Honduras to what works in the US just goes to show your lack of infornation on the way things actually do work in the area

To advocate a boycot of the menu items and fish store stock is a clumsy way to combat poaching IMO.

You obviously have no knowledge of fish stores and restaurant "stock" on the island. Will it help Honduran fisheries as a whole? Probably not a lot when there are divers regularly bent diving for them who are easilly replaced and with Honduras being a main supporter of Red lobster and other north American companies selling Lobsters BUT it can certainly help the area directly around the island

Your post is somewhat what would be expected comming from someone in an area full of law enforcement and taxes paying for such, My post is reality where people must do a lot on their own. Sure, taxes are low in Honduras which means we have very little for enforcement of any kind for any crimes, let alone poaching. Face it, if no one buys them then the market goes away, you cannot deny that but if you want to visit and eat illegaly harvested lobster then have at it, you may want some conch chowder that is probably illegal as well as try some iguana with a side of Island deer. Afterall, it has a wonderful flavor, sort of a cross between Bald eagle and sea turtle.
Sure there are some that stock up when lobster is in season and if its a place that has the facilities to do so then lets us in on it but also remember, when eating those 2 and three lobster tail meals that the tails are required to be 5.5 inches or more anf the shells dont really shrink when cooked

 

[Doc]

Yep, I wish enforcement was that simple on the Islands.

Boycotts are equally ineffective as it isn't the locals and the ex-pats that are the consumers being catered to. It's the transitory market, the vacationers and day visitors.

 

[RTBDiver]

Boycotts are equally ineffective as it isn't the locals and the ex-pats that are the consumers being catered to. It's the transitory market, the vacationers and day visitors.

Especially when it is the transitory market, the vacationers and day visitors arguing that a boycott type thing would not work.
They are visiting the Islands and they want their Lobster and conch and then will go home.
Isn't this sIte geared towards the vacationer? Seems if the vacationer took a better stance it would make a difference but not when someone tells usit happens in FloridA so why not screw Roatan

 

[Scott L]

Valhala,
your post is quite valid except for the fact that very few places on the Island have more that a few cubic feet of freezer space and many have no generator to support long storage with the power outages and are not capable of stocking up for the 5 months of off season.
Comparing how anything works in third world Honduras to what works in the US just goes to show your lack of infornation on the way things actually do work in the area



You obviously have no knowledge of fish stores and restaurant "stock" on the island. Will it help Honduran fisheries as a whole? Probably not a lot when there are divers regularly bent diving for them who are easilly replaced and with Honduras being a main supporter of Red lobster and other north American companies selling Lobsters BUT it can certainly help the area directly around the island

Your post is somewhat what would be expected comming from someone in an area full of law enforcement and taxes paying for such, My post is reality where people must do a lot on their own. Sure, taxes are low in Honduras which means we have very little for enforcement of any kind for any crimes, let alone poaching. Face it, if no one buys them then the market goes away, you cannot deny that but if you want to visit and eat illegaly harvested lobster then have at it, you may want some conch chowder that is probably illegal as well as try some iguana with a side of Island deer. Afterall, it has a wonderful flavor, sort of a cross between Bald eagle and sea turtle.
Sure there are some that stock up when lobster is in season and if its a place that has the facilities to do so then lets us in on it but also remember, when eating those 2 and three lobster tail meals that the tails are required to be 5.5 inches or more anf the shells dont really shrink when cooked

RTBdiver,
I am sure all your points are valid and you are right, my perspective is from the situation in Florida only. I am on-board with your request as I like lobster but can certainly live without it during off-seasons.

Quick question: If I were to ask a restaurant manager in Roatan the source of their lobster offerings off-season what would be their likely responce? Scott

P.S. I have never been to Roatan. Does the Blue House have attractive rates for fellow Floridians? Lol

 

[RTBDiver]

RTBdiver,
I am sure all your points are valid and you are right, my perspective is from the situation in Florida only. I am on-board with your request as I like lobster but can certainly live without it during off-seasons.

Quick question: If I were to ask a restaurant manager in Roatan the source of their lobster offerings off-season what would be their likely responce? Scott

I probably should have titled the subject something about Being careful and asking about lobster. I am sure those with stocks on hand legally taken would be happy you asked and happy to explain, those that may not be on the up and up may not be quite as open but who knows. There are certainly places that buy what they can and serve it until it is gone, Blue Bahia I know does this and he also refuses to sell conch at all from what I recall, Celests Ballaedas is another i know has mentioned taking similar steps.

P.S. I have never been to Roatan. Does the Blue House have attractive rates for fellow Floridians? Lol

Our rates are attractive to anyone interested in staying at such a place

 

[Scott L]

I am sure those with stocks on hand legally taken would be happy you asked and happy to explain, those that may not be on the up and up may not be quite as open but who knows. There are certainly places that buy what they can and serve it until it is gone, Blue Bahia I know does this and he also refuses to sell conch at all from what I recall, Celests Ballaedas is another i know has mentioned taking similar steps.

Not to malign waiters and waitresses but the question should make most twitch a bit.

Our rates are attractive to anyone interested in staying at such a place

Looks like an attractive up-scale boutique alternative. Will check out before my first visit.