( The Valley, Anguilla) – Under the Emergency Powers (COVID-19 Border Control) Regulations 2020 which came into effect on 9/4/20 issued by His Excellency The Governor, the following directions are given to the fishing community of Anguilla and persons should govern themselves accordingly.
Licensed Fishers and Amnesty for unlicensed Fishers
All fishers that have pots or other fishing apparatus at sea will be given a one-time opportunity as set out below for the recovery or safe stowage of those pots or other fishing apparatus. The grace period does NOT allow any fishing to take place and is confined to recovery and safe stowage only. Any fish recovered in this period are exempt and are not to be considered as caught in contravention of this directive.
- All fishers Island Harbour and Shoal Bay East will have from 6 am to 5pm on Tuesday 21/4/20 to carry out the recovery and safe stowage of pots or other fishing apparatus.
- All fishers Sandy Ground, Crocus Bay, Meads Bay and West End Bay will have from 6am to 5pm on Wednesday 22/4/20 to carry out the recovery and safe stowage of pots or other fishing apparatus.
- All fishers Blowing Point & Cove will have from 6am to 5pm on Thursday 23/4/20 to carry out the recovery and safe stowage of pots or other fishing apparatus.
Paul Morrison OBE QPM,
Commissioner, Royal Anguilla Police Force (RAPF).