Lobsters served on menus need to be imported ones since their capture is temporarily banned. The Ministry of Environment said that once stocks run out at the restaurants, these should remove lobsters from their menus until August, when they can be captured again. Victor Taveras, spokesman for Vesuvio restaurant, said that during the banned period when fresh lobster is not legally available, they offer their clients other seafood.
Jose Infante, in charge of fish resources for the Ministry of Environment urged all to comply with the regulation.
As reported in El Caribe, the leading lobster capture areas are the National Park of Jaragua, Banco de la Plata and Banco de la Navidad.