Antigua and Barbuda chaired a regional fisheries meeting in Jamaica where Caribbean ministers approved new protocols on marine spatial planning, seafood traceability and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Ministerial Council held its 17th Special Meeting at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny on Monday, September 28, during the 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture.
Under Antigua and Barbuda’s chairmanship, ministers responsible for fisheries, aquaculture and the blue economy approved 12 resolutions to guide the future policy direction of the region’s fisheries and aquaculture sector.