Lobster is all well and good...but what about the Conch?

[Mike_D]

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.

[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.

[Bnewb]

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.

[SoloTraveller]

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!

[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.

[Bnewb]

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...

[SoloTraveller]

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.,

[pine tree john]

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 !

[captaind]

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

[Mike_D]

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.