Seasonal· Glover's Reef· Other Caribbean
Spawning Aggregation Closures (Grouper & Snapper)
16° 53.5′ N · 87° 41.1′ W
Belize protects its fish spawning aggregation sites - Glover's northeast point, Sandbore, Caye Bokel, Gladden Spit, Nicholas Caye, Seal Caye and others - where groupers and snappers mass around winter and spring full moons; several are closed to all fishing.
Practical
Glover's Reef: the Seasonal Closure Zone is closed to all fishing December to February and the northeast Nassau grouper site permanently since 2002 (Wikipedia). Lighthouse Reef: grouper spawn December to February just outside the Sandbore reef (VYA). Sapodilla: Nicholas Caye, Rise and Fall Bank and Seal Caye sites protected by SI 161 of 2003 (management plan). Gladden Spit: snapper spawn around the March-June full moons (whale-shark season). Position: Northern Glover's Reef Spawning Aggregation on OpenStreetMap.
Best for
Knowing where and when not to fish
Season
Dec-Feb (grouper); Mar-Jun (snapper)
Nearby
- Glover's Reef Atoll7.4 NM away
- Northeast Caye Wall (Glover's Reef)8.9 NM away
- Glover's Atoll Resort (Northeast Caye)9.4 NM away
- Glover's Reef Patch Reefs9.5 NM away
- Long Caye Wall (Glover's Reef)9.9 NM away
- Off the Wall Dive Center & Resort (Long Caye, Glover's)9.9 NM away
- Long Caye Anchorage (Glover's Reef)10.1 NM away
- Southeast Caye Wall (Glover's Reef)11.2 NM away