High-level meeting of Caribbean fisheries ministers for Grenada

By Michelle Nurse On May 14, 2015

spiny lobster [su_pullquote align=”right”]“Our vision and long-term goal is to transform the region’s fisheries and aquaculture into sustainable systems, in order to optimize the sector’s contribution to food and nutritional security, improved livelihoods and wealth generation, through the application of science and technology, good governance, and inclusive, sustainable development strategies.” – CRFM Executive Director, Milton Haughton [/su_pullquote]ST GEORGE’S, Grenada (CRFM) — Fisheries ministers from member states of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are expected to sign off on the declaration on spiny lobster by way of a resolution, when they convene the ninth meeting of the ministerial council of the CRFM on Friday in St George’s, Grenada.

The non-binding declaration establishes a roadmap for closer cooperation among the 17 CARICOM/CRFM states to ensure long-term conservation and sustainable use of the lobster resources.

The feature address will be delivered by Roland Bhola, minister of agriculture, lands, forestry, fisheries and the environment, Grenada, who will assume the chairmanship of the Council on the occasion of the meeting from Johnson Drigo, minister of agriculture and fisheries, Dominica.