Fisheries Department Opens Applications for Sea Cucumber Export Licences
The Belize Fisheries Department has officially opened the application process for export licences for the 2025–2026 sea cucumber fishing season, which will run from August 1st, 2025, to January 31st, 2026.
As part of a new policy focused on strengthening conservation and the sustainable management of sea cucumber stocks, the department is now requiring all prospective exporters to submit a detailed project proposal alongside their export licence application.
Applicants must demonstrate operational capacity to purchase sea cucumbers at designated landing sites and must adhere to the established Total Allowable Catch (TAC) quota of 175,000 pounds of gutted weight. The quota applies exclusively to the Holothuria mexicana species, commonly known as “donkey dung.”
“Completed application forms and project proposals must be submitted to the Fisheries Administrator no later than July 16, 2025. Any application form or project proposal that is incomplete or is received after the aforesaid deadline will not be accepted for consideration,” the department said in its statement.
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