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Thursday, 18 December 2025 16:09
FAO Caribbean Mariculture Webinar Series Featured
Marine aquaculture—also known as mariculture—is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish and shrimp in the ocean or coastal environments using systems like floating cages, sea pens, or coastal ponds. Unlike inland aquaculture, mariculture harnesses the sea’s natural resources to sustainably produce seafood. It offers the potential to reduce reliance on imports, generate employment, and support coastal livelihoods, while also promoting innovation through hatcheries, improved feeds, and integrated multi-trophic systems. The Caribbean is uniquely positioned for success in this sector, with clean waters, suitable native species, and growing demand for healthy, locally farmed seafood. Yet many CARICOM states still…
Sunday, 07 December 2025 21:11
New CRFM Programme Manager, Ms. Sanya Compton, delivers opening remarks at the Blue Justice Conference 2025 Featured
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Secretariat’s new Programme Manager – Climate Change & Blue Economy Development Policy, Planning, and Management, Ms. Sanya Compton, delivered opening remarks on behalf of the CRFM at the Blue Justice Conference 2025, on Tuesday, 2 December, in UN City, Copenhagen. She addressed two key issues at the heart of the conference theme: “United in Action against Fisheries Crimes.” These are transnational organised crime in the fishing industry, including illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; as well as the need for strong partnerships to strengthen responsible, sustainable management of our fisheries and other ocean assets.…
Sunday, 07 December 2025 12:13
Fisheries and aquaculture contribute over US$ 200 million to Caribbean exports and more than half-a-million jobs Featured
Fisheries and aquaculture, including mariculture, supports food security, sustainable livelihoods, trade, employment, and even cross-sectoral growth across the Caribbean economy—both the blue and the green economies which span sectors across terrestrial and coastal marine expanses. Small-scale fisheries and aquaculture in Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) employ almost 540,000 people, including women and youth, accounting for 6% of the labour force of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), according to data compiled and analysed by Mrs. June Masters, Statistics and Information Analyst at the CRFM Secretariat. Across the seventeen CRFM Member States, almost 130,000 fishers—approximately 10% of them females—harvested…
Wednesday, 03 December 2025 09:45
CRFM participates in Blue Ventures’ Food Security Forum: Fishers engage on new target species & deep sea fishing Featured
Tuesday, 1 December 2025 (CRFM)—Mr. Peter A. Murray, Advisor, Fisheries Management and Development, represented the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Secretariat at the Second Annual Food Security Forum, hosted by Blue Ventures in Belize City on Friday, 28 November. Mrs. Breanna Mossiah-Conorquie, Blue Ventures Country Director, delivered the Opening Remarks. She stated that this forum is essentially being hosted by fishers. "Their input can be the foundation of efficient food systems. Local knowledge can guide action at the national level," she added. She explained that Blue Ventures' strategy is based on a bottom-up approach, with human rights principles being…
Friday, 29 August 2025 00:00
CRFM to host two open hybrid technical events during Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) 2025 Featured
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is planning to convene two technical events during the 19th Caribbean Week of Agriculture, slated to be held at the Marriott Hotel in Saint Kitts and Nevis from 29 September to 3 October 2025. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Sowing Change, Harvesting Resilience: Transforming Our Caribbean Food Systems for 2025 and Beyond.’ The CRFM is inviting all stakeholders and partners to join us at the two open public events, focused on Strengthening Fisheries and Aquaculture through Partnerships. Attendees of the Fifteenth CRFM Ministerial Council Meeting held during CWA 2024 in Saint…
Thursday, 31 July 2025 19:06
Illegal trafficking of eels a growing problem, and traffickers are benefiting at the expense of our fishers! Featured
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, 31 July 2025–Illicit eel trafficking has been found to be tied to people involved in drugs and arms trafficking. Traffickers are reaping the benefits of the trade at the expense of our fishers. It is said to be an indication that authorities at every level need to do more to recognize crimes that are perhaps not as visible but just as pernicious. Although eels are not among the mix of popular options for Caribbean cuisine, they are an expensive and highly sought-after delicacy in Asia and other parts of the world where Asian food is marketed. Eel…
Wednesday, 04 June 2025 17:46
Two-day regional COASTFISH Seminar successfully concludes in Dominica Featured
4 June 2025, Dominica--The Regional Seminar for the Project for Strengthening Sustainable Use and Management of Coastal Fisheries Resources in the CARICOM Countries (COASTFISH) has just concluded in Dominica after two days of spirited engagements. Hon. Jullan Defoe, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green, Economy, Dominica, welcomed the attendees during the opening ceremony held yesterday. The purpose of the regional seminar was to disseminate the outputs, achievements, good practices and lesson learned across several project activities which focused on strategies and actions to achieve co-management as a tool for resource management and for fostering better livelihoods. The ultimate goal…
Sunday, 28 July 2024 07:49
Charting a Course Towards Sustainable and Resilient Prosperity in Fisheries and Aquaculture Featured
Resilient prosperity in the region’s small-scale fisheries is vital to securing the livelihoods of fishers who depend on this sector. (Photo courtesy: Communication Unit - Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour (MAFFRTIL), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) Hurricane Beryl’s impacts on Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica, and Barbados underscore the need for urgent attention to retooling and protecting this vital sector Hurricane Beryl—which broke record as the earliest major hurricane on record to form in the Atlantic—woke the region up to a stark reality: In the current environment created by acelerated…
Tuesday, 23 July 2024 00:00
The Caribbean stands tall in the global fight for Blue Justice Featured
Honduran poachers detained on-board a Jamaican Coast Guard vessel (photo 1), and IUU vessels intercepted in Jamaica waters (photo 2). (Photos: National Fisheries Authority, Jamaica) BELIZE CITY, Tuesday, 23 July 2024 (CRFM)—The Caribbean has a strong and impactful presence in the Blue Justice Community–an international alliance which has its genesis in an intersectoral, cross-boundary movement to fight the scourges of illegal, unreported or unregulated (or IUU) fishing and transnational organized crime in the fishing industry. The Blue Justice Community views these nefarious activities as serious and pervasive threats that undermine the rule of law, sustainable development and conservation of the marine…
Tuesday, 02 July 2024 08:43
Dr. Dayne Buddo joins CRFM Secretariat as Regional Project Coordinator for the BE-CLME+ Project Featured
The CRFM Secretariat is pleased to announce the recruitment of Dr. Dayne Buddo as the Regional Project Coordinator of the USD 48 million GEF/CAF/FAO/CRFM Project entitled, “Promoting National Blue Economy Priorities Through Marine Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Plus Region" (BE-CLME + Project). Dr. Buddo will be responsible for overseeing project activities, ensuring alignment with strategic goals, timely delivery of planned activities and fostering collaboration among stakeholders and partners. His extensive experience and knowledge will be very helpful in advancing the objectives of the project, which is focused on marine spatial planning, marine managed areas, seafood value chain development, and ultimately…