Tens of Pounds of Parrotfish and Lobster Seized in Puerto Plata and Three Men Arrested

Three men were arrested for engaging in the marketing of closed marine species in the town of Estero Hondo, province of Puerto Plata, reported this Friday the National Environmental Protection Service (Senpa) in a note. The department reported in a note that the individuals, whom it did not identify, were occupied approximately 60 pounds of parrot fish and 45 pounds of lobster, species protected by their ecological importance and permanent closu…

A joint operation led by the National Environmental Protection Service (Senpa) and the Interagency Checkpoint in the town of Estero Hondo, in the province of Puerto Plata, resulted in the arrest of three people involved in the possession of marine species currently under lockdown, reaffirming the authorities' efforts to safeguard the natural resources of the Dominican Republic. The intervention took place on the morning of Wednesday, May 21, at …