Fisher Consultations on Fisheries Regulations

The Department of Marine Resources held consultations with the fishers at every major landing site in the Federation during the month of November 2016.

The St.Kitts based consultations conducted at; 9^th November at Old Road Fisheries Complex, 10^th November at Pump Bay, Fig Tree for the Fig Tree and Sandy Point based fishers, 14^th November at the Dieppe Bay Fisheries Cooperatives and 23^rd November at the Basseterre Fisheries Complex for the Basseterre East and West based fishers.

Meeting at Basseterre Fisheries Complex

The Nevis based consultations conducted at; 15^th November at the Franklin Browne Community Center for New Castle, Long Haul and John’s Bay fishers, 17^th November at the Charles Walters Community Center, Hanley’s Road for the Indian Castle based fishers and 21^st November at the Gazebo fishers who use the landing site at Charlestown.

Meeting at Franklin Browne Community Center

The fishers were engaged in an interactive session on topics that included Safety at Sea, Trading of Fish and Fishery Products, Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported Fishing, Basic Fisher Training, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Registration and New Identification Cards for Fishers, Vessel Monitoring Systems, St.Kitts and Nevis Marine Managed Areas, Species Catch Size Limits, Closed Seasons for vulnerable species, and Trap Mesh Sizes. Presentations were made by the Fisheries Enforcement Officer, Wilmot Alleyne.  The fisher feedback will be integrated into the final regulations document to be produced.

 Meeting at Charlestown Gazebo