Region urged to implement fisheries policies

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Chairman of the Ministerial Council of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), Dr. David Estwick, is urging regional countries to place special emphasis on the implementation of policies and recommendations in the fishing industry.
“An area where focus is definitely needed is the implementation of policies and recommendations in a much more timely manner.  We have seen tardiness to this end in the implementation of policy decisions from the Ministerial Council.
“One such policy that readily comes to mind is the Castries Declaration in Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated [IUU] fishing and the Caribbean Community Common Fisheries Policy,” said Estwick, who is also Barbados’ Minister of Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Water Resource Management.