Turks and Caicos, July 18, 2017 – Providenciales – The conch closed season came into effect over the weekend, but this closed season to my delight and many others does not affect local consumption of the delicious mollusk. The DECR reminded in mid-June that the closed season for the export of conch would run from July 15 to October 14 and that means that no conch meat and conch products can sold or taken out of the country but there is a small exception.
If you happen to want to take a conch shell out as a souvenir, then you can do so but it has to be within seven inches and if there are four conch shells or more that you want to export, then you must get a permit from the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources. The DECR asks hotels to educate their guests about this closed conch season.
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