Lobster is all well and good...but what about the Conch?
We all know that lobster is out of season from April 1 to June 30th, but when is closed season for conch?
I remember the first time I found out that conch was out of season for part of the year. I walked into Jenny's/C&D restaurant and ordered a curry conch. Connie replied to me, "Mon, if I serve you a curry 'cunk' they will come in here and lock me up!" I believe this was during a trip we took during the early fall. Does anybody know the actual dates that conch is out of season? Just want to make sure that I can get my conch soup from Chicken Lavish during our trip this summer.
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There are closed seasons on lobster and conch during their reproductive cycles – August 1 to December 31 for conch, and April 1 to June 30 for lobster.
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Rasta Animal
There are closed seasons on lobster and conch during their reproductive cycles – August 1 to December 31 for conch, and April 1 to June 30 for lobster.
Rasta Animal....Do you know of a recent change in dates?
I know conch season (closed season) to be from August 1 to October 30...my info is from the Fisheries dept here.
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Bnewb
Rasta Animal....Do you know of a recent change in dates?
I know conch season (closed season) to be from August 1 to October 30...my info is from the Fisheries dept here.
As a New Englander who spends a ton of time on the Maine coast, I never bother with what they call lobster in the Caribbean, but I do look forward to conch!
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Solo,
What is called lobster in the Caribbean are the lobster species known as the spiny lobster. They are as much a lobster as their northern counterparts.
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Rob
Solo,
What is called lobster in the Caribbean are the lobster species known as the spiny lobster. They are as much a lobster as their northern counterparts.
I did read a review years ago of a restaurant located on the Negril beach...the reviewer accused the chef of stealing the claws from their lobsters. It gave me a good giggle... :)
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Rob
Solo,
What is called lobster in the Caribbean are the lobster species known as the spiny lobster. They are as much a lobster as their northern counterparts.
Agreed, they are lobsters, but I don't think they taste as good as their northern counterparts. Not even close! Most everything else is better in Negril, but not the Lobster, IMHO.,
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SoloTraveller
Agreed, they are lobsters, but I don't think they taste as good as their northern counterparts. Not even close! Most everything else is better in Negril, but not the Lobster, IMHO.,
Everything ! , taste better in Negril !
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The "lobster"in Jamaica is langusta or spiny lobster.
The cold water lobster is totally different. Big claws, no spines
They're both crustaceans (pronounced bugs)
Cap
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Thanks Rasta Animal and Lisa. As long as closed conch season starts on August 1, I am good!
As far as Jamaican (spiny) lobster goes, I enjoy it for what it is. When I am in Jamiaca, I eat it because I like fresh, local foods and it tastes good. When I am in Maine/New England I enjoy the fresh cold water lobster from that region. In Philly, I rarely eat lobster because it is expensive and often frozen.
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As a New Englander who spends a ton of time on the Maine coast, I never bother with what they call lobster in the Caribbean, but I do look forward to conch!
Maine lobster is quite nice, but then there's Shediac, New Brunswick, the "Lobster Capital of the World." I dined on my 2.5 pounder sitting next to a behemoth caught in the '60's that was ten times that size. I like bugs no matter where they're from, but they always taste better in Negril! Oh yeah, I never dip my 3 Dives lobster in the butter. Where's that homemade?!! Respect --Marblehead
