Last week we told you about the decision to cut short the 2012 conch season. It's because the conch quota for this year has already been filled.
So, the season will close from April 24th to September 30th of this year, leaving fishermen short of 2 months expected revenue from conch.
This was decided at a meeting last week Friday, but to alleviate some of the financial hardships that the fishers face, the fisheries department and the Co-op heads decided that a grace period of 10 days will be given for fishermen to sell off their conch and wrap up operations. As a result, the season will close on the 24th, which is now one week away.
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