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Guyana fisheries sectorThe fisheries sector in Guyana provides sustainable jobs for thousands of artisanal fishers (Photo: FISH4ACP, Guyana)

GUYANA, Tuesday, 12 March 2024 (CRFM)—A technical working group of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)—the Continental Shelf Fisheries Working Group (CSWG)—is collaborating with the global value chain development programme – FISH4ACP, private sector processors, and the Seabob Working Groups of Guyana and Suriname to convene a joint stock assessment workshop in Guyana from 11-15 March 2024.

The assessment of the seabob, a short-lived shallow water shrimp found in the Western Central Atlantic, will cover the stocks of Guyana and Suriname, situated in the North Brazilian Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem. The assessment aims to review and validate the most recent scientific evaluations of the Atlantic seabob fisheries of Suriname and Guyana. The results will be shared with industrial and artisanal fishery stakeholders from Guyana and Suriname for their input during the last two days of the workshop, on 14-15 March 2024.

During the workshop, regional and international technical experts will propose harvest control rules (HCRs) and the related fisheries management plans, taking into account compliance with Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification requirements. The seabob fisheries in both Guyana and Suriname are MSC certified; Suriname’s fishery was first certified in 2011 and Guyana’s fishery in 2019.

The Seabob Working Groups of Guyana and Suriname—which are made up of representatives from the respective Fisheries Departments, the industrial and artisanal seabob sectors, and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)—will subsequently lead the implementation of the outcomes and recommendations from the meeting.

The CRFM CSWG aims to promote the sustainable utilization of continental shelf resources and associated ecosystems through the review and analysis of fisheries and related data, to inform management strategies, consistent with the ecosystem, precautionary and participatory approaches to fisheries management.

FISH4ACP is a five-year fish value chain development programme, spanning 2020 to 2025. It is being implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with funding from the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

In Guyana, FISH4ACP is working towards a sustainable, resilient, well-managed, and inclusive shrimp fishery to strengthen the country’s position as a leading exporter of Atlantic seabob shrimp while ensuring long-term stability of stocks and bringing more benefits to local fisherfolk, especially women.

The CRFM collaborates with  FAO on the implementation of FISH4ACP.

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Opening Ceremony - Joint CFRM CSWG & FISH4ACP Seabob Stock Assessment

 Photos shared on Flickr courtesy FISH4ACP Guyana (Dawn Maison)

 


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Published in Press release
Monday, 18 March 2013 22:13

Guyana

Quick Facts:

  • Fisheries sector contribution to GDP %: 3 (2008)
  • Fishing area: 12 nm
  • Fish production (metric tonne): 41,659
  • Fish production, including aquaculture (value in national currency): n/a
  • Fish exports (metric tonne): 19,097
  • Fish exports (value in national currency): GY $11.6 billion
  • Fish imports (metric tonne): 763
  • Fish imports (value in national currency): GY $392
  • Per capita fish consumption (kg): 54
  • EEZ (km2): 138,240
  • Shelf area (km2): 48,665
  • Number of landing sites: 107
  • Number of fishers: 5,971
  • Number of fishing vessels: Trawlers (136), red snapper (81), artisanal (1,129)
  • Fishing gear/methods: Trawl nets, Chinese seine (fyke seine), pin seine, gillnet (circle and drift seines), traps, cadell and handlines.
  • Number of vendors/hawkers: n/a
  • Number of processors: 9 licensed industrial processors, 12 cottage industry processors
  • Number of exporters: 35 (9 industrial operators and 26 individuals)
  • Number of importers: 36
  • Area under aquaculture (hectares): 870.105
  • Number of aquaculture farms: 5
  • Number of aquaculture farmers: 25
  • Incentives to fishers and aquaculture farmers: Duty free concession on equipment

Notes:

  1. GY $ 205 = US $1.

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