| Over-arching Assessment? | Custodian | Geographic Scope | Custodian's Interpretation of the Action | Progress Status | Level of Subjectivity | Narrative | Last Assessed | Contributing Project(s) | Creator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | FAO WECAFC | Regional | The WECAFC is at present a Regional Fisheries Body (RFB) and its recommendations are not binding for Member States. The transformation into an Regional Fisheries Management Arrangement/Entity should allow for improved management of the shared living marine resources in its area of competence. This is a country driven process that requires discussions and negotiations which are likely to take some time | Moderate Progress | Medium | The discussions on the reorientation of WECAFC have been going on for some time, since the WECAFC 14th Session in 2012. Strategic Reorientation Workshops were held in 2014 and 2015. At the 16th WECAFC Session in 2016 the Commission agreed to launch a process to establish a RFMO. A first preparatory workshop was held 25-26 March 2019 in Barbados with the participation of 23 WECAFC members as well as international organizations including representatives from 2 RFMOs. The recommendations from the meeting were presented at the 17th WECAFC Session held 15-18 July in Miami, USA. A roadmap for the process was agreed upon, an intersessional WG was designated and a 2nd Preparatory meeting was scheduled to take place in the first half of 2020. However, due to COVID 19 pandemic the meeting has postponed and it is now expected to take place in the first quarter of 2021. | 09/15/2020 | FAO CLME+ Subproject on shrimp and groundfish of the NBSLME and REBYC-II LAC Project | Jeremy Mendoza |
The CLME+ Hub is an initiative of the Secretariat of the CLME+ Interim Coordination Mechanism (ICM), in collaboration with the members of the CLME+ ICM and CLME+ Project Executive Group (PEG) and (prospective) Partner Organizations. Development of the Hub has benefited from the financial support of the UNDP/GEF Project: “Catalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme (SAP) for the Sustainable Management of shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems” (CLME+ Project, 2015-2020). The CLME+ Project is executed by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in close collaboration with a large number of global, regional and national-level partners. For more information on the CLME+ Project click here
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