First meeting of GALG held under REBYC-III CLME+ and EAF4SG Projects
The first meeting of the Gender Action Learning Group (GALG) was successfully convened on 3 September 2025, during the 17th Monthly Meeting of National Technical Coordinators (NTCs) and National Focal Points (NFPs) with the REBYC-III CLME+ and EAF4SG Projects’ Management Unit (PMU). The virtual meeting brought together 27 participants in total, including 15 females and […]
Capacity building in extension methodologies, change management and messaging
From July – August 2025, the REBYC-III CLME+ and EAF4SG projects undertook a capacity building programme in extension methodologies, change management and messaging for an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF), discards and Abandoned, Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) management. Led by Dr. Steve Eayrs, facilitator and Lead Technical Advisor (LTA) Component 3, REBYC-III […]
Guyana reactivates FALB
Guyana reactivates FALB Guyana has reactivated its Fisheries Advisory Limited Board (FALB) in accordance with the Fisheries Act Cap 71:08 (2002). The role of the FALB is to advise the Minister of Agriculture on the following: The FALB hopes to achieve a sustainable fisheries and aquaculture sector through strategic programmes geared towards improving market access […]
REBYC-III CLME+ Project Gillnet Illumination Experiment in Trinidad
The following article was written by : Ms. Laura-Ashley Henderson National Consultant – REBYC-III CLME+ and EAF4SG Projects & Fisheries Researcher, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, Trinidad and Tobago and Ms. Lara Ferreira National Focal Point- REBYC-III CLME+ and EAF4SG Projects & Fisheries Officer, Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, […]
REBYC-III hosts stakeholder meeting on gillnet trials
The “Strategies, technologies, and social solutions to manage bycatch in tropical Large Marine Ecosystem Fisheries (REBYC-III CLME+)” project hosted a stakeholder meeting on 2 May 2025 to discuss progress on gillnet illumination experimental trials, training and capacity building for northeast (NE) coast trolling (line) fishers as well as plan follow up activities in Trinidad and […]
Shellcatch VOS pilot progressing in Barbados
The Shellcatch Virtual Observer System (VOS) pilot is progressing steadily in Barbados. To date, three cameras have been installed at strategic points aboard the vessels Natalie, Morning Glory 2, and Runaway 1, and are actively transmitting data. After several trials adjusting the camera angles, an optimal position was found that provides a sufficiently wide frame […]
Request for Proposal – Pilot Electronic Monitoring for Artisanal Gillnet Fishery REBYC III
EAF4SG and REBYC – III LTOs to visit executing agency and beneficiary countries
As part of its mandate to provide project oversight and supervision, the Lead Technical Officers (LTOs) from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will visit the Project Management Unit (PMU) and beneficiary countries of the “Enhancing capacity for the adoption and implementation of Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) in the shrimp […]
EAF4SG and CRFM CSWG to build data managers’ capacity
The “Enhancing capacity for the adoption and implementation of Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) in the shrimp and groundfish fisheries of the North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (EAF4SG),” project in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Continental Shelf Fisheries Working Group (CSWG) will host a capacity building programme and stakeholder consultation in […]
REBYC – III and MALF to conduct Sharks and Fish Species Identification Workshop
The “Strategies, technologies, and social solutions to manage bycatch in tropical Large Marine Ecosystem Fisheries (REBYC-III CLME+),” project and the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF) in Trinidad and Tobago will conduct a Sharks and Fish Species Identification Workshop from 24-28 March 2025. The workshop which will be held at […]