crfm
-
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism successfully implements sanitary controls project
BELIZE CITY, Belize — The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), in partnership with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) has successfully completed the project “Capacity Building of regulatory and industry stakeholders in Aquaculture and Fisheries Health and Food Safety to meet the SPS requirements of international trade”. The project, which started in September 2016, was funded under the…
Read More » -
CRFM, FAO plan fisheries data reform for the Caribbean
Belize City, Belize, (CRFM)—The coming of the digital age presents novel opportunities for the fisheries and aquaculture sector of the wider Caribbean to build a more robust data and information system. The system would augment the monitoring of production trends and traceability of catches, support more sustainable management regimes through increased people engagement, and facilitate stronger international and regional trade.…
Read More » -
Caribbean Fisheries Ministers meeting in Cayman Islands
The Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), the top policy and decision-making arm of the CARICOM agency, is meeting today in Grand Cayman for its 6th Special Meeting. The meeting is being held as part of the Caribbean Week of Agriculture, which is being hosted in Cayman under the theme, “Investing in Food and Agriculture.” High on the Ministerial Council’s agenda…
Read More » -
Seabob management plan soon to be submitted to CRFM
(Georgetown, Guyana) – A Seabob Management Plan and Code of Conduct were completed and will be submitted to Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) in the third quarter of 2016 for external review. This has been outlined in the Ministry of Finance’s 2016, Mid-year report. The report states that the Seabob Working Group (SWG) has been ensuring that all is in…
Read More » -
From fish waste to fish wealth
Belize City, Friday, (CRFM)—At a time when countries across the Caribbean region are faced with economic challenges, innovation in one of its prime sectors—the fisheries and aquaculture sector—can spur the kind of growth needed to help buttress the regional economy. However, this kind of change won’t come overnight. The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is working with Member States from…
Read More » -
CARICOM-US discuss threat of queen conch lawsuit, IUU fishing
Belize City (CRFM)—Officials from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the United States advanced talks in Washington last week at the 7th Annual Meeting of the CARICOM-US Trade and Investment Council, on several key concerns affecting trade between the US and the Region. Chief among then was the treat of a lawsuit by US-based NGOs over the harvesting of queen conch…
Read More » -
Meeting on cost of fishing underway in Barbados
A meeting is currently underway in Barbados to chart the course for a new study on the impacts of rising cost factors of fishing operations. The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is convening the two-day meeting which concludes today. Among the rising cost factors in the industry are labour, fuel, fishing gear, repair and maintenance, and capital. The expert working group at the Bridgetown…
Read More » -
Building Caribbean resources to ensure safe seafood and protect and grow fisheries exports
Caribbean countries have a living bank of marine resources from which they collectively cash out hundreds of millions of dollars a year to support emerging national economies by providing good jobs, food and foreign exchange, among other benefits. However, in order to remain active and competitive in the global marketplace, countries have had to find ways to surmount the challenges…
Read More » -
Consider key role of aquaculture – Guyana Agriculture Minister
Minister of Agriculture of Guyana, Mr. Noel Holder, wants stakeholders to seriously consider the role aquaculture has to play in the Region’s development, and particularly, its food and nutrition security thrust. Listen the Minister Holder as he gave the feature address the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum in Georgetown, Guyana on Thursday 7 April, 2016 Hon. Noel Holder,…
Read More » -
Regional fisheries experts meet today on emerging challenges
Belize City, Wednesday, 6 April 2015 (CRFM)–Fisheries experts from across the Caribbean region are traveling to Guyana this week for the 14th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum — the primary technical deliberative body of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM). The Forum will be meeting in Georgetown on Thursday, 7 April and Friday, 8 April to undertake its annual…
Read More »