Anguilla 
Antigua and Barbuda 
Grenada 
Bahamas 
Barbados 
Belize 
Dominica 
Guyana 
Haiti 
Jamaica 
Montserrat 
St. Kitts and Nevis 
St. Lucia 
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 
Suriname 
Trinidad and Tobago 
Turks and Caicos 
Improving Social and Economic Resilience Through Enhanced Regional Trade in Fish and Seafood
Milton O. Haughton and Adele O. Ramos
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Secretariat
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ABSTRACT
This paper provides a brief overview and analysis of the trade in fish and fishery products in the Caribbean Community, with a view towards promoting the expansion of intra-regional trade to improve food security and social and economic resilience. It considers the current status and trends in fish production, export, import and annual per capita consumption; the legal and policy frameworks for regulation of intra-regional trade; and impediments to the expansion of intra-regional trade; and then concludes with a few recommendations to improve intra-regional trade in fish and fishery products. These include further studies and policy measures to overcome the impediments identified and create a more conducive environment for seafood safety, transportation, and value addition and expansion of intra-regional trade, while ensuring sustainable use of the fisheries resources through the implementation of effective management and conservation measures.
HOW TO CITE: Haughton, M. O. and A. O. Ramos, 2026. Improving Social and Economic Resilience Through Enhanced Regional Trade in Fish and Seafood. Contribution 3.14, p249-264 IN CRFM, 2026. Volume I: Technical Papers. Presented at the CRFM 20th Anniversary Scientific Conference, 28-31 August 2023. CRFM Special Publication No. 37, CRFM Secretariat https://www.crfm.int/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=919
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