Barbados hosts workshop and training course on gear technology
The Barbados Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy held a workshop and training course on gear technology from 23-27 September 2024 as part of the REBYC – III CLME+ project. The workshop and training course, which was conducted by Dr. Antonello Sala, Lead Technical Coordinator, Component I, […]
REBYC-III TPC participates in workshop to support sustainable fishing activities in TT
On 6 September 2024, Ms. Nerissa Lucky, Technical and Project Coordinator (TPC), REBYC-III CLME+ project, participated in a workshop held by the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries of Trinidad and Tobago in collaboration with Ecolibrium, Inc and Future Fishers. The workshop was held in at the Toco Regional Complex and […]
UWI and FAO Team Up to Enhance Fisheries Management in Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname
Regional fisheries livelihoods, income and export earnings that provide food security and nutrition and contribute to poverty reduction are under threat due to critical barriers, management and policy gaps in the industry. This includes overfishing, bycatch and discards, data limitations regarding the status of exploited species and fisheries value chains that undermine the sustainability of […]
The UWI and FAO Launch Regional Project to Tackle Fisheries Bycatch
The University of the West Indies (UWI), Faculty of Food and Agriculture (FFA) together with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) officially launched a project entitled “Strategies, technologies, and social solutions to manage bycatch in tropical Large Marine Ecosystem Fisheries (REBYC-III CLME+)” on January 22, 2024, at the Hilton Trinidad and […]