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It is estimated that per year in Barbados, 585 tonnes of fish waste are generated at the two main public fish markets, and 936 tonnes of waste are generated at private fish processors across the island. Therefore, Barbados produces an [...more]
2020
St. Kitts and Nevis
Publications
Climate change is significantly disrupting fisheries and aquaculture across the globe. Caribbean fisherfolk are on the frontline in the battle against climate change, fighting to maintain their catches, their income and their livelihoods. At stake is our food security, our [...more]
2020
Regional
Publications
This circular summarizes the findings of an FAO assessment of legal frameworks in five Caribbean countries (Barbados, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago) in terms of entry points for introducing fishing vessel [...more]
2020
Regional
Publications
Disasters precipitated by climate change and climate variability are already wreaking havoc in the Caribbean fisheries sector.
Doing nothing different from current practices will result in increasing damage and critical losses to the fisheries sector.
This policy brief:
highlights the DRM cycle for [...more]
2020
Regional
Publications
The extreme storms, Hurricane Erica in 2016 and then by Hurricane Maria in 2017 carried with them a terrible cost, claiming the lives of several thousand people across the Caribbean region and creating colossal economic damage, affecting every aspect of life [...more]
2020
Dominica