CRFM convenes meeting in Montserrat to advance protocol on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Fisheries
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, THURSDAY, 19 April 2018 (CRFM)—Fisheries officials from Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are meeting on Wednesday, 18 April 2018, at the Montserrat Cultural Centre to review and validate the Draft Protocol to Integrate…
CRFM to convene 16th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum in Montserrat
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Friday, 13 April 2018 (CRFM)—Once a year, the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), an inter-governmental organization established to promote and facilitate the responsible use of the region’s fisheries resources, convenes a meeting of heads of national fisheries…
5 Best Caribbean Islands to Live On… and 2 to Avoid—InternationalLiving.com
A new report from the editors of InternationalLiving.com surveys the Caribbean, pinpointing the 5 best-value islands for a safe, affordable, enjoyable retirement in the sun…and identifies two more islands not worth your attention. BALTIMORE (PRWEB) MARCH 27, 2018 Ambergris Caye,…
CRFM fast tracks protocol for climate change and disaster risk management in fisheries and aquaculture
BELIZE CITY, BELIZE, Friday, 23 February 2018 (CRFM)—We know from the devastation wrought in the Caribbean last September by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, just how important it is for the region to step up its game in tackling climate change…
Caribbean States improve ability to prosecute fisheries cases
Belize City, Wednesday, 25 October 2017 (CRFM)— Twenty border control officers from six Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) completed a three-week training course in Fisheries Prosecution and Interdiction, organized by the Barbados-based Regional Security System (RSS)…
Catastrophic hurricanes Irma and Maria underscore need to press ahead with risk insurance for fishers, CRFM says
Belize City, Friday, 20 October 2017 (CRFM)—Several Caribbean countries have been recently devastated by two catastrophic hurricanes, Irma and Maria, underscoring the need for Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) to press forward with risk insurance for…
Spectacular rebirth of Belize’s coral reefs threatened by tourism and development
By Nina Lakhani in Laughing Bird Caye, Belize From The Guardian UK Report reveals improvement but also details danger posed by tourist-generated pollution, oil extraction and climate change Just below the surface of the turquoise sea, coral flutters majestically amid…
Caribbean braces for Tropical Storm Franklin
By AFP From emirates247 Mexico, Belize and Guatemala braced Monday for Tropical Storm Franklin, expected to make landfall overnight on the southern Mexican coast — possibly at hurricane strength. Packing sustained winds of 95 kilometers (60 miles) per hour, Franklin…
CRFM representatives attending UN Oceans Conference in New York
NEW YORK CITY, USA; Sunday, 4 June 2017 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) is participating this week in a high-level United Nations Conference being convened to advance the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14, to conserve and sustainably…
CRFM and fisheries powerhouse, Norway, launch fact-finding mission
Belize City, Wednesday, 18 January 2017 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Government of Norway have launched a two-week mission to explore the development of a regional technical assistance project to be funded by Norway. The project would…