Quick Facts:
- Fisheries sector contribution to GDP (%): 1
- Fish production, including aquaculture (metric tonne): 1,695.33 (includes 0.70 mt aquaculture)
- Fish production, including aquaculture (value in national currency): EC $ 21.7 million
- Fish exports (metric tonne): nil
- Fish exports (value in national currency): nil
- Fish imports (metric tonne): 1,057.86
- Fish imports (value in national currency): EC $ 13.9 million
- Per capita fish consumption (kg): n/a
- EEZ (km2): 200 nm
- Shelf area (km2): 552
- Fishing area (km2): unknown
- Number of landing sites: 17
- Number of fishers: 1355 (full time), 870 (part time)
- Number of fishing vessels: 574
- Fishing gear types: Trolling lines, flyingfish nets, beach seines, fillet nets, fish pots, harpoons, longlines, palange, scuba tanks (for conch), spear guns, gillnets and handlines.
- Number of vendors/hawkers: 50
- Number of processors: 15 (primary)
- Number of exporters: nil
- Number of importers: 43
- Area under aquaculture (hectares): 9.7
- Number of aquaculture farms: 45
- Number of aquaculture farmers: 99
- Incentives to fishers and aquaculture farmers: • waiver of import duties and waiver of consumption tax for registered/licensed fishing vessel owners on fishing vessels, engines and lubricants. • waiver of import duties on equipment and tools, including fishing gear and materials, safety/communication/navigational aids. • rebate on fuel to fishers who are members of fishers’ co-operatives. • waiver of all duties on imports by fisher co-operatives.
Notes:
- EC $2.67 = US$1
Spiny Lobster Fishery Country Profile