Fishers landed 35,384.4 pounds of spiny lobster across the Turks and Caicos Islands during the first three days of the 2026–2027 season, despite rough weather.
According to figures from the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources Management (DFMRM), South Caicos accounted for nearly three-quarters of the haul between Saturday, August 1 and Monday, August 3, bringing in 25,681 pounds. Fishers on Providenciales landed 8,488 pounds, while Grand Turk recorded 1,215.4 pounds. Opening day produced the highest volume at 20,225.4 pounds, led by 37 vessels in South Caicos averaging roughly 415 pounds each. Officers from the DFMRM and the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources monitored docks across the three islands, seizing a small fraction of illegal product on Providenciales that included 32 undersized and 15 moulted crawfish on Sunday, followed by 13 pounds of undersized and nine pounds of moulted crawfish on Monday.
The commercial season runs until March 31, 2027, supported by 66 commercial fishers, 37 commercial vessels, and 27 foreign fishing assistants who secured licences from the DFMRM.