Climate Change Adaptation for Caribbean Fisheries

With negative climate change impacts already obvious in the Caribbean, everyone involved in fisheries and aquaculture – from fisherfolk and managers to ministers – needs to act now and build on the work already underway to secure people’s livelihoods. Adapting to climate change in the Caribbean needs to be as widespread as its effects. This report card suggests a to-do list to cooperate and take action.
The impacts of climate change on Caribbean fisheries are described in the 2017 Caribbean Marine Climate Change Impacts Report Card and reviews. In summary, Caribbean fisheries are under threat from changes in ocean currents, sea temperatures, salinity, pH and storms. Fish distributions are changing, and important habitats, such as coral reefs, are being lost, causing declines in fish numbers. Hurricanes and storms are compromising safety at sea, and increasing the risk to fishing gear, boats, fishing infrastructure and markets, with some fishers taking a long time to return to fishing after the most damaging hurricanes. These impacts could reduce the fish available for local consumption and for export. Fewer fish would increase conflicts between fishers
(including recreational and industrial fishers), fishing communities, and States.

For the growing aquaculture industry, changes in temperature, rainfall patterns, salinity, acidification and storms will directly impact aquaculture facilities and production. Supply chains, including fishmeal and fish oil, may also be affected. In the short-term, rising temperatures could increase yields, although this benefit may be offset by increased feed costs. In the longer-term, as farmed species reach temperature limits, sites may become unsuitable for some species, especially if fish diseases become more prevalent. This card explores what can be done to adapt to climate change and build resilience in Caribbean fisheries and aquaculture.

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CLME Case Study on shrimp and groundfish

Case Study On Shared Stocks Of The Shrimp And Groundfish Fishery Of The Guianas-Brazil Shelf. Regional training workshop on facilitation, Port of Spain, 11-15 July 2011. The training workshop was led by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI); it was attended by representatives from Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, FAO, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES). The workshop was designed to be participatory and interactive and to maximize opportunities for peer learning.

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CLME Case Study on the Shrimp and Groundfish Fishery: Trinidad & Tobago

This is the report of the national consultation organized by the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Food Production of Trinidad and Tobago, in collaboration with FAO and the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), held in Chaguanas, Trinidad on 12 September 2012. The report contains a summary of the discussions held during the national consultation, the results of a scoping exercise that was carried out by the participants, as well as the baseline report that was discussed and agreed upon by the stakeholders.

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CLME Causal Chain Analysis Diagram Pollution Continental Shelf

This document contains a Causal Chain Analysis (CCA) diagram illustrating causal links for pollution of the Continental Shelf Ecosystems, with examples of root causes and impacts.

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CLME Causal Chain Analysis Unsustainable Exploitation Reef & Pelagics

This document contains a Causal Chain Analysis (CCA) diagram illustrating causal links for Unsustainable exploitation of the reef and pelagic living marine resources, with examples of root causes and impacts.

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CLME Causal Chain Analysis Diagram Pollution Reef Pelagic

This document contains a Causal Chain Analysis (CCA) diagram illustrating causal links for pollution of the reef and pelagic ecosystems, with examples of root causes and impacts.

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CLME Causal Chain Analysis Habitat Degradation Continental Shelf

This document contains a Causal Chain Analysis (CCA) diagram illustrating the causal link for Habitat degradation and community modification of the Continental Shelf ecosystems, with examples of root causes and impacts.

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CLME Causal Chain Analysis Habitat Degradation Reef Pelagic

This document contains a Causal Chain Analysis (CCA) diagram illustrating causal link for Habitat degradation and community modification of the reef and pelagic ecosystems, with examples of root causes and impacts.

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CLME Causal Chain Analysis Unsustainable Exploitation Continental Shelf

This document contains a Causal Chain Analysis (CCA) diagram illustrating causal links for Unsustainable fishing of the Continental Shelf Ecosystem, with examples of root causes and impacts

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CLME Continental Shelf Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis

Abstract: The Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis (TDA) provides the technical and scientific basis for the logical development of a Strategic Action Programme (SAP) that is based on a reasoned, holistic and multisectoral consideration of the problems associated with the state of and threats to transboundary water systems and resources. This report reviews and reformulates the Thematic Report for the Guianas-Brazil Sub-region into the Continental Shelf Ecosystem Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis with an ecosystem
approach to fisheries (EAF).

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