Antigua and Barbuda Chairs Regional Fisheries Meeting as Ministers Approve New Protocols
Ministers approved 12 resolutions addressing marine spatial planning, seafood traceability, fisheries data and efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Antigua and Barbuda chaired a regional fisheries meeting in Jamaica where Caribbean ministers approved new protocols on marine spatial planning, seafood traceability and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Ministerial Council held its 17th Special Meeting at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny on Monday, September 28, during the 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture.
Under Antigua and Barbuda’s chairmanship, ministers responsible for fisheries, aquaculture and the blue economy approved 12 resolutions to guide the future policy direction of the region’s fisheries and aquaculture sector.
According to the CRFM, the decisions address data and information, the planning of marine activities, tracking seafood through supply chains and tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, commonly known as IUU fishing.
Antigua and Barbuda’s role placed the country at the centre of regional discussions on how Caribbean nations manage marine resources and strengthen their fisheries industries.
The meeting brought together regional fisheries leaders to agree on shared priorities for the sector, with the approved resolutions setting a direction for further cooperation.
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