Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)

  • Photo of WTO Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies: Small States need special, differential treatment for ‘workable’ solution – CARICOM
    July 29, 2021
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    WTO Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies: Small States need special, differential treatment for ‘workable’ solution – CARICOM

    While Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States have welcomed the progress on the Fisheries Subsidies negotiations, they have signalled that further adjustments are required, underlining the necessity for special and differential treatment (SDT) for small developing states. SDTs and carve outs for artisanal fishers are among the gaps that needed to be bridged towards a workable solution for the Caribbean. CARICOM…

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  • Photo of After record Sargassum influx, CRFM initiates fact-finding study in CARICOM States
    January 31, 2019
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    After record Sargassum influx, CRFM initiates fact-finding study in CARICOM States

    The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) has initiated a regional fact-finding study to document the record-breaking influx of Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean Sea in 2018, and the impacts this phenomenon has been having on countries in the region since 2011. The fact-finding survey is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), that has coordinated official development assistance from…

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  • July 20, 2017
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    CARICOM, UN to strengthen cooperation at New York meeting

    Cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United Nations (UN) System will be further strengthened around several issues including climate change, security, human development, health and education at the Ninth CARICOM-United Nations General Meeting this week. The two-day meeting begins 20 July 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It is happening against the backdrop of a…

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