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 
Sherlene Audinett
Training Workshop On Value Chain Approach In Fisheries (Date: 18-22 July), Suriname.
LECTURE MATERIAL
DAY 1
UNU-FTP and CRFM Cooperation 2005-2016
Importance of Fisheries Sector including Trade in Fish & Seafood
Day 2
Fish Processing, Product Development and Utilization
Development of the Icelandic Value Chain
Supply Demand and Price Determination
Day 3
Evaluating and developing a Market-driven value chain
Day 4
Tilapia Case Study in Trinidad and Tobago
Day 5
Comparison of Value Chain Performance
Resource Document
Below is the Links to the documents:
1. FARNET Adding Value To Local Fisheries Guide-3 (EN)
3. Value Chain Analysis Of The Artisanal Fisheries Mauritius
4. Value Chain Analysis Methodologies
5. Revised Value Chain Approaches In Fisheries Planning (Policy_Brief)
6. Value Chain Dynamics And The Small Scale Sector
7. ACP Manual On Value Chain Analysis And Promotion (Part 1)
8. Caribbean Roots And Tubers VCA Manual September 2015.
9. CTA FAO Caribbean Value Chain Analysis Case Studies 2014
10. Fish Value Chain Myanmar 2015
11. Iton Moonsammy And Marine Choice Of Place Fish Buying 2015
12. Lem IIFAT ValueChain Article
13. Manual SA-4.1-B20.1-39 MAURITIUS
14. Value Chain Analysis Malawi
15. ACP Manual On Value Chain Analysis And Promotion Part-1
16. ACP Manual On Value Chain Analysis And Promotion Part-2
17. Agricultural Value Chain Guide For The Pacific Island
18. Promoting Regional Trade and Agribusiness Development in the Caribbean: Case Studies on Linking Fisheries To Tourism-Related market
Call for Expression of Interest (EOI): Development of an Early Warning and Emergency Response System for Fishers
The University of the West Indies, Mona has received financing from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), toward the cost of the Investment Plan for the Caribbean Regional Track of the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting services.
The consulting services (“the Services”) include: (i) developing and testing an ICT-based Early Warning and Emergency Response System (EWERS) for fishers (at sea), including the respective system’s e-services, and; (ii) conducting the requisite training in the use and administration of the system.
The University of the West Indies, through its Mona Office for Research and Innovation, now invites eligible consulting firms (“Consultants”) to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form to the address below (in person, by mail or by e-mail) by 27th May 2016. Click here for further details.
Mona Office for Research and Innovation
Attn: Erica Haughton- Procurement Officer
First Floor, Assembly Hall Building
The University of the West Indies
Tel: 1-876-970-3175 ● 1-876-935-8192
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Staff Vacancy - Communication Specialist (CLME+ Project
Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified individuals to fill the position of CLME+ Communications Specialist with assigned duty station in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia where he/she will work with the CLME+ Project Coordination Unit.
Expression of interest in English Language, with full curriculum details, including nationality, work experience, educational qualifications, summary of professional skills and/or expertise, list of professional publications, coordinates (including telephone and e-mail addresses) of three referees (at least two of whom must be familiar with the applicant’s work), and other relevant information, should be addressed to the Executive Director, CRFM Secretariat, Belize City, Belize, and sent by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The successful candidate will have a minimum qualification of an advanced university degree or equivalent qualification in communication, social science, journalism or related studies, and 5 years of relevant experience in public outreach and promotional work and must be able to work in both English and Spanish.
An initial contract of one-year duration will be issued to the successful candidate in the first instance. The contract may be extended upon satisfactory performance, up to the end of the CLME+ Project in December 2019.
The deadline for submission of applications is Friday 1 April 2016.
Please refer to the attched Terms of Reference for further details.
Expert Working Group Meeting to Review and Validate the draft Reports on Linkages between Fisheries and Tourism, Barbados, 17 - 18 March 2016
CARIFICO Outputs
2015 Draft Sub-Regional Management Plan for FAD Fisheries in the Eastern Caribbean (Stakeholder Working Document).CRFM Technical & Advisory Document 2015 / 05
Report of Write-shop on FAD Fisheries Management. Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 23 - 25 June 2015. CRFM Technical & Advisory Document No. 2015 / 04
Developing a Model Logbook for FAD Fisheries in the Eastern Caribbean, CRFM Technical and Advisory Document No. 2015 / 2
FAD Fishery Model Logbook. CRFM Special Punlication No. 4.
Review of Fisheries Data Collection Systems in Selected CRFM Member States and Recommendations of Integrated FAD Fisheries. CRFM Technical and Advisory Document No. 2014 / 8
CRFM / CARIFICO Regional Workshop on FAD Management.CRFM Technical & Advisory Document No. 2014 / 7
Report of Fisheries Seminar Series for Japan-CARICOM Friendship 2014. CRFM Technical & Advisory Document, No. 2014 / 06
Report of CRFM - JICA CARIFICO / WECAFC - IFREMER MAGDELESA Workshop on FAD Fishery Management - CRFM Technical & Advisory Document No. 2013 / 9
Report of the CRFM / JICA Fish Aggregating Devices (FAD) Management Workshop for OECS Countries, 13 March 2013, Roseau, Dominica. CRFM Technical and Advisory Document No. 2013 / 5
JICA / CRFM Workshop: Promoting the Development of Good Practices for Fisheries Management and Development. CRFM Technical and Advisory Document No. 2012 / 11
Report of the CRFM / JICA Master Plan Dissemination Workshop, 16 - 17 January 2012, St. Lucia. CRFM Technical and Advisory Document No. 2012 / 02
JICA Project Outputs
Regional Validation Workshop - Fisheries Component of the 10th EDF Funded Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures Project, 24 - 25 August 2015, Barbados
Sargassum Seaweed Invasion: What, Why and What we can do?
The Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy: Breaking the cycle of poverty in fishing communities
Social protection exists when governments develop policies and programmes to address economic, environmental and social vulnerabilities to food insecurity and poverty. The Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy (CCCFP) is one such policy which Caribbean Countries believe can help to enhance the income, status and capacities of fisherfolk; thus, enabling them to sustainably provide for themselves and their family members.
By stimulating improved fisheries management and production, the CCCFP can contribute to social protection in fishing communities, which provides greater income stability and ability to manage risk, thus contributing to reducing poverty and food insecurity in the longer-term.
Fisherman’s Day 2015 is an occasion to focus the region’s attention on the crucial role that can be played by the CCCFP in eradicating hunger and poverty.