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Seamoss cultivation in The West Indies
This document explains the importance of the cultivation of seamoss in the west indies, as well as its economic importance....Documents

Second CRFM – OSPESCA Joint Plan Action
This plan provides a framework for joint action that will build on the foundation established by the First Joint Plan of Action aimed at harmonizing and integrating the fisheries and aquaculture management efforts of the two sub-regions, eventually to be supported in the future by a common fisheries...Documents

Setting the foundations for zero net loss of the mangroves that underpin human wellbeing in the North Brazil Shelf LME
The NBS Mangrove Project, was an 18 month project organised under a single component to help establish a shared and multi-national process for an Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) in the NBS. The project recognises the prevalence, socio-ecological importance and connectivity of mangroves in the re...Project


Shark Sanctuaries Around the World – Protecting shark populations
Shark sanctuaries are useful tools for coastal and island governments seeking to reduce shark mortality in their waters. At least 63 million and as many as 273 million sharks are killed in commercial fisheries every year. Sanctuary designations typically prohibit the commercial fishing of all shark...Documents


Short-term Estimate of Finfish Bycatch Discards in the Inshore Artisanal Shrimp Fishery of Guyana
The artisanal shrimp fishery in Guyana is important for livelihood and food security, involving around 300 vessels owned and crewed exclusively by Guyanese nationals. This fishery uses Chinese seines and operates in major river estuaries. It targets penaeid shrimp, but also retains some finfish and ...Documents



Simultaneous Closed Season in Central America during 2011 Spawning Season
The Spiny Lobster is a transboundary species, which spends a year drifting in the ocean waters while in the larval stage, indicating that some countries are supplying larve to their neighbors or even farther, and that the harvest of one country affects the potential harvest of the neighboring countr...Documents






