Small-scale fisheries protocol adopted in the Caribbean region
23/05/2018
The 12th Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has adopted the Protocol on Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries as the first protocol under the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy (CCCFP). It integrates the SSF Guidelines into the fisheries policies of 17 Caribbean countries and entered into force immediately. The protocol should enhance food security, improve the socioeconomic situation of fishworkers, and achieve sustainable use of fishery resources through the promotion of a human-rights based approach that includes gender.
The ministers urged national fisheries authorities and other stakeholders in CRFM Member States to actively implement the Protocol on Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries within their jurisdictions. They called upon regional and international development partners and donors, including NGOs, to support and assist implementation. To this end the partnership of regional fishing industry organisations, academia and NGOs that helped to formulate the protocol has also committed to collaborate with the CRFM in its implementation.
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