Case Study on Shrimp and Groundfish Fishery: Guyana

Year of publication: 2013
Author: UN FAO-WECAFC
Pages: #88p.

Abstract: This is the report of the national consultation organized by the Ministry of Agriculture of Guyana, in collaboration with FAO and the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), held in Georgetown, Guyana, on 18 September 2012. The report contains a summary of the discussions held during the national consultation, the results of a scoping exercise that was carried out by the participants, the baseline report that was discussed and agreed upon by the stakeholders, as well as the results of the preliminary meetings that were held prior to the national consultation.

Case Study on Shrimp and Groundfish Fishery: Trinidad & Tobago

Year of publication: 2012
Author: UN FAO-WECAFC
Pages: #215p.

Abstract: This is the report of the national consultation organized by the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Food Production of Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with FAO and the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), held in Chaguanas, Trinidad on 12 September 2012. The report contains a summary of the discussions held during the national consultation, the results of a scoping exercise that was carried out by the participants, as well as the baseline report that was discussed and agreed upon by the stakeholders.

Governance assessment for the Guianas-Brazil continental shelf fisheries ecosystem

Year of publication: 2012
Author: R. Mahon, T. Phillips / CERMES
Pages: #29 p.

Abstract: Detailed assessment of governance architecture for the Guianas-Brazil continental shelf fisheries ecosystem.  The purpose of the assessment carried out here is to dissect and display the suite of governance arrangements for the major governance issues identified for this ecosystem in order to facilitate discussion among stakeholders.

OSPESCA/CLME Pilot for the Shared Stocks of the Central American Lobster Fisheries

Year of publication: 2012
Author: L. Fanning , CERMES-UWI for the CLME Project
Pages: #40 p.

Abstract: Detailed assessment of governance architecture for the shared stocks of the Central American lobster fisheries. Its purpose is to dissect and display the suite of governance arrangements for the six major issues identified for the Central American lobster fisheries in the Caribbean, in order to facilitate discussion among stakeholders. This discussion can lead to shared perceptions of what should be in place, what principles should be prominent and how the system should be structured. The assessment is not intended to lead to a prescriptive output regarding what should be in place. Nonetheless, some broad observations can be made on aspects of the system that need attention if arrangements are to be structured in a way that is likely to lead to effective governance, including the promotion of inter-sectoral and inter-issue integration that is needed for an ecosystem approach.

CLME+ Initiatives Highlighted at the UN Ocean Conference

The 10-year Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the CLME+ region, the 5 year UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project and the forthcoming establishment of a global “CLME+ Alliance & Partnership” for the sustainable management, use and protection of marine resources” were among the different CLME+ initiatives highlighted by the Project Coordination Unit (PCU) and Project Partners at the recently concluded UN Ocean Conference in New York (5-9 June 2017).

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70th Annual Conference GCFI: Call for Papers

GCFI Press Release

June 6, 2017 – The 70th Annual conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute will be held in Merida, Mexico, from 6-10 November 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Merida Hotel. The conference is being hosted by the CINVESTAV, Unidad Merida, Instituto Technologico de Merida and Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan. Continue reading “70th Annual Conference GCFI: Call for Papers”

ECOLANGOSTA+ Regional workshop for the traceability of fishery products

June 6, 2017 – In San Salvador, El Salvador, from June 5 to 8, 2017, the Regional Workshop for the Elaboration of the Regional Standard of Traceability of Fishery Products is carried out, with the aim of harmonize and agree the procedures and design of a Regional Traceability Standard applied to fishery products to be subsequently submitted to the competent authorities for its approval and implementation.
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Regional Agencies in the Caribbean to sign landmark agreement to support Sustainable Development Goal on Oceans

Press Release

June 5th, 2017 – Eight intergovernmental organisations involved in the management of marine resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+) region are expected to sign a landmark agreement for strengthened coordination and cooperation. Continue reading “Regional Agencies in the Caribbean to sign landmark agreement to support Sustainable Development Goal on Oceans”

Ecosystem Based Management Workshop

March 09, 2017 –  UNEP-CEP as Secretariat to the Cartagena Convention with financial support from the UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project will be convening a two day stakeholder dialogue to formulate the Ecosystem Based Management sub-project for the North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (LME). It will take place from March 11th to 12th in Cayenne, French Guiana. Continue reading “Ecosystem Based Management Workshop”

Meeting of the Regional Working Group on IUU Fishing

March 06, 2017 – The first Meeting of the CRFM/OSPESCA/WECAFC-FAO Regional Working Group on Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (RWG IUU) was held 1-2 March 2017 at the UN House in Barbados.  The RWG IUU was established at the 15th Session of WECAFC which took place in 2014 in Trinidad and Tobago. Continue reading “Meeting of the Regional Working Group on IUU Fishing”