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A. Industry Outline

Fisheries Management in Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM): Recent Trends, & Current Challenges. PRESENTATION LAYOUT. B. The Contribution of Regional Fisheries Initiatives of CARICOM to the Fisheries Management Process Within the Caribbean. A. Industry Outline.

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A. Industry Outline

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  1. Fisheries Management in Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM):Recent Trends, &Current Challenges

  2. PRESENTATION LAYOUT B. The Contribution of Regional Fisheries Initiatives of CARICOM to the Fisheries Management Process Within the Caribbean A. Industry Outline C. The Current Management Framework & Challenges

  3. A. Industry Outline

  4. Fisheries of CRFM States – Industry Outline • Fish is second highest source of protein • Shrimp, lobster and conch fisheries are most valuable • for income generation • Significant revenue earner in some countries, e.g. Belize, • & The Bahamas • Rural coastal fisheries most valuable for enhancing local • food security and hence social stability • Key sector for providing employment opportunities for • rural poor, socio-economically disadvantaged

  5. Fisheries of CRFM States – Industry Outline • Subsistence, artisanal, small-scale & semi-industrial • components exist, contributing to varying extents to • local availability, accessibility & utilization • of fish products as food, and for generation of foreign • exchange • Fisheries are also important for supporting the • tourism industry • - sport fishing (families of visitors), • - snorkelling over reefs, • - diving, • - hotel restaurants)

  6. B. The Contribution of Regional Fisheries Initiatives of CARICOM to the Fisheries Management Process Within the Caribbean – CFRAMP (1991-2001) ICRAFD (1999-2004)  CRFM (since 2002)

  7. CARICOM – Caribbean Community and Common Market Member States - Belize, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, The Bahamas St. Kitts & Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Montserrat, Haiti Associate Member States - Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin islands, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos islands • OBJECTIVES – • Economic cooperation • Coordination of foreign policy • Provision of common services in health, education, culture, communications, industrial relations

  8. CARICOM CFRAMP/ICRAFD CRFM – Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism • PRIORITY AREAS • Assessment & management of shared resources • 2. Assessment & management of national resources • 3. Regional & national capacity building & • institutional strengthening • 4. Regional and national project development & • management • 5. Regional representation in international fora • 6. Regional & national socio-economics planning.

  9. C. The Current Management Framework & Challenges

  10. TYPICAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT TEAM IN CRFM STATE DIRECT USERS OF THE RESOURCE & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS (e.g. FISHERS, FISHERFOLK GROUPS, VENDORS, PROCESSORS) Fisheries Director DATA COLLECTORS, DATA MANAGERS Policy/ Decision Makers (Minister/government) Fisheries Director FISHERIES SCIENTISTS

  11. FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AT REGIONAL LEVEL DIRECT USERS OF THE RESOURCE & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS (E.G. FISHERS, FISHERFOLK GROUPS, PROCESSORS) Fisheries Directors DATA COLLECTORS, DATA MANAGERS Policy/ Decision Makers (CRFM Ministerial Council) Fisheries Directors ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING (FISHERIES SCIENTISTS) Caribbean Fisheries Forum (Fisheries Directors) Regional fisherfolk organisation

  12. MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

  13. Data Collected to Monitor Management Objectives • Catch • Nominal effort (number of fishing trips/ trip hours) • Biological • Other – social, economic, technological, % live coral cover, faecal coliform levels

  14. CURRENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS/ CONCERNS

  15. CURRENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS/ CONCERNS

  16. CURRENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS/ CONCERNS

  17. CURRENT FISHERIES MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS/ CONCERNS

  18. Challenges Faced in Achieving Management Objectives • Still ‘open access’ fisheries • Incomplete data for monitoring management objectives • Uncertain/ over-simplified fishery assessment analyses • Need for risk assessment & development of ecologically adapted management/ more flexible management systems • Need to implement precautionary approach • Need to implement ecosystem-based approach to management • Inadequate linkages to integrated coastal zone management initiatives • GEC issues generally not accounted for in development of policy and management objectives - ADAPTIVE MANGEMENT, in response to short-term changes - ADAPTED MANAGEMENT, in response to envisaged longer- term changes • GEC issues generally not addressed by current fishery analytical models – needed to support decision-making

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