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CRFM Ministerial Council positions fisheries, aquaculture to help reduce Caribbean’s food import…

Staff Writer Apr 25, 2022

(Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Press Release) —Fisheries Ministers from countries that comprise the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) met on Friday, 22 April 2022, at their 16th Regular Meeting. The Meeting was…
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CRFM, CARICOM IMPACS partner with Norway to fortify Region’s response to fisheries crimes

Staff Writer Mar 22, 2022

(Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Press Release) — The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Caribbean Community Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (CARICOM IMPACS) hosted a Technical Meeting on Illegal,…
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Threat of extinction of sharks gathers delegates in WECAFC region for urgent talks

Staff Writer Oct 28, 2021

(Food and Agriculture Organisation Press Release) More than 40 delegates from the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Working Group gathered virtually from 20 to 22 October with one fish on their minds – sharks. The…
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WTO: Negotiating an agreement to eliminate fisheries subsidies: a CARICOM perspective

Staff Writer Jun 16, 2021

By Elizabeth Morgan In 2001, as part of the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Members agreed to undertake negotiations to clarify and improve existing fisheries subsidies. The concern was that subsidies…
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CRFM Member States urged to prioritise Blue Economy to strengthen the Region’s COVID-19 recovery…

Kendol Morgan May 27, 2021

Belize City, Wednesday, 26 May 2021 (CRFM)—The newly elected chair of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Hon. Saboto S. Caesar, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Transformation, Forestry and…
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