Let’s Lobster: 2022-2023 Spiny Lobster Season Opens Today In Belize
The long-awaited 2022-2023 Spiny Lobster Season is now open in Belize! The open lobster fishing season is slated to run from today, July 1st, 2022, to February 28th, 2023. Besides major food festivals this weekend kicking off the celebrations locally, lobster plays a huge role in the Belizean economy aside from its open season launch. In fact, Belize exports a […]
The 2021 – 2022 Conch Season In Belize Officially Closes Today
The 2021-2022 Queen Conch season in Belize is scheduled to close 4 days early due to the quota being met earlier than the scheduled June 30, 2022. In a press release, the Belize Fisheries Department officially announces the closure of the 2021-2022 Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) season at end of June 26th, 2022. All conch fishing […]
Oceana Belize Opens Nominations for 2022 Ocean Hero Award
Since 2009, Oceana Belize honors and expresses gratitude by sharing the stories of men and women who are committed to safeguarding Belize through their ‘Ocean Hero Award‘. Now, Oceana has reopened nominations for their 2022 Oceana Ocean Hero Award! This award recognizes and celebrates individuals who go above and beyond to ensure the protection of […]
The Sharon Matola Wildlife Sanctuary Is Belize’s Newest Protected Area!
Encompassing more than 2,600 acres of land around The Belize Zoo and Tropical Education Center, the Sharon Matola Wildlife Sanctuary is Belize’s newest protected area! Officially declared during a sitting of the House of Representatives on June 3, and further endorsed by Government of Belize officials during The Belize Zoo’s first Founder’s Day celebrations on […]
Happy 10,000th Birthday to the Belize Barrier Reef!
The Belize Barrier Reef, Earth’s second-largest reef, is celebrating its 10,000th birthday in 2022! Running from the North adjacent to Ambergris Caye in a generally southward direction before hooking at the Sapodilla Cayes, the 185-mile-long Belize Barrier Reef is Belize’s pride and glory. Under its protection, 450 mangrove cayes and sandy islets dot the coast […]
How This Belizean Guide Won The 2022 Orvis Lifetime Achievement Award
At 81 years old today, Lincoln Westby is still doing what he loves. Founder and head guide of Blue Horizon Lodge, Lincoln Westby began his guiding career in 1971, training dozens of top guides in Belize while landing thousands of permits to hand as the “permit master”. By no exaggeration, he’s a living legend in […]
Why Swallow Caye Wildlife Sanctuary Is A Haven For Manatees in Belize
The Antillean Manatee is an endangered species but fortunately here in Belize, our population is considered a stronghold for them. That’s why eco-destinations (serving a conservation purpose) are so important, like the Swallow Caye Wildlife Sanctuary located just about four miles east of Belize City and 19 miles southwest of Caye Caulker. The Antillean, a […]
Belize’s Tres Pescados Slam Tournament Returns After 3 Years
After almost three years, the annual Tres Pescados Slam Tournament returns in 2022 as the largest fly-fishing tournament in the country. According to organizers at the Tres Pescados Fly Shop, unlike previous years when it was usually held in August, the tournament will be hosted July 21-23, 2022, in the 3-day tournament’s birthplace of San […]
Fish Right, Eat Right in San Pedro: A Guide To Certified Restaurants Pledged To Sustainability
How can you ensure the seafood you’re enjoying in San Pedro Town is sustainable? Not only that, you can even know how your favorite fish dish was caught and where it came from, thanks to the Fish Right, Eat Right (FRER) program. The sustainability effort was created in 2016 to curb illegal fishing and encourage […]
All The Ways To Celebrate Earth Day with Gaia and Matachica
For a place bristling with champagne-hued sands, verdant jungles, and rosette-tinged skies, it’s easy to fathom that every day is Earth Day. But Belize truly celebrates the special day like no other. The Central American destination has often been praised internationally for its dedication to the conservation of all kinds. It’s no surprise, then, that […]