The conference is also discussing the importance of building resilience in the face of climate change and the relevance of data-driven management decisions, Caricom website said Today.
CRFM executive director Milton Haughton said that this forum highlights the importance of science, knowledge, innovation and international best practices as the basis for actions and policies to ensure the responsible development, management and conservation of living marine resources.
Carla Barnett, secretary general of the Caribbean Community, noted that ‘the commitments at the conference provide a space for information exchange and dialogue on a variety of issues of strategic importance to the partnership’.
These include, he said, food security, legislation and policy, sustainable use and conservation, data, science and research, capacity building, technology transfer, among other issues.
We need to stay at the forefront of innovation, better understand the complexity of our marine ecosystems and improve their economic and social contribution to our communities and countries that depend on them,’ she remarked.
The Scientific Conference of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism, which opened last Monday and will end tomorrow, is being held with the participation of 200 delegates from all over the Caribbean as well as other invited guests.
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