Report of the Second Meeting of the WECAFC/CRFM/IFREMER working group on shrimp and groundfish of the North Brazil - Guianas shelf Bridgetown (Barbados, 17–18 May 2018) - CLME+ HUB

Report of the Second Meeting of the WECAFC/CRFM/IFREMER working group on shrimp and groundfish of the North Brazil – Guianas shelf Bridgetown (Barbados, 17–18 May 2018)

The Second meeting of the Working Group on Shrimp and Groundfish of the North Brazil Guianas Shelf was held in Barbados 17-18 May, 2018. The meeting brought together 25 participants including Working Group members, fisheries officers, fisherfolk representatives, academia, government organizations and FAO. The scope of the working group is to provide scientific and management advice for the sustainable management of the shrimp and groundfish resources of the Northern Brazil-Guianas shelf in the WECAFC Region. The participants reviewed and analyzed the current state of data collection and fisheries management for each country in the North Brazil Guianas Shelf. The assessment of data limited fisheries was presented as an approach to consider for the North Brazil Guianas Shelf shrimp and groundfish fisheries. Additionally, the current status and necessary steps to develop a sub-regional EAF management plan for shrimp and groundfish were discussed, as well as the need to enhance capacity in stock assessment techniques in the sub-region.

Year: 2018
Author: FAO
Keywords: fisheries, Shrimp and groundfish
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