Spiny Lobster Vessel Licence Application Process
MIIC Author
As of February 1, 2017 The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries through the Fisheries Division will be receiving applications for Industrial Motor Fishing Vessel Licences to Fish for Spiny Lobster, and for Vessel Licences to Receive, Temporarily Store and Transport Spiny Lobster for the 2017/18 and 2018/19 spiny lobster fishing seasons (hereinafter referred to collectively as “the Licences”). The deadline for receiving applications for the Licences with all supporting documentation is NO LATER THAN March 14, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. at the Fisheries Division’s Head Office at the address given below. The Licensing Authority WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING any Application after March 14, 2017.
Interested persons are required to contact the Licensing Authority at:
Fisheries Division
2c Newport East, Kingston 11
Phone: (876) 410-9981 or (876) 458-4434
E-mail: fisheries_jamaica@live.com
For further information: http://www.moa.gov.jm/Fisheries/Spiny_Lobster_Vessel_Licence_Application_Process.php
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