Date | Event | Location |
24 January | Stakeholder Consultation of Barbados’ Fisheries Policy | Barbados |
28 - 29 January (postponed) | Caribbean Development Dialogue (Meeting with donors and development partners) | Guyana |
28 - 31 January | First National Workshop - Stewardfish | Jamiaca |
29 January (Postponed) | 35th Meeting of the Executive Committee | Electronic Meeting |
3 - 7 February | National Workshop for Enhancing Climate Science Basis of the GCF Funded Activities | Cambodia |
4 February | 1st Meeting of the Independent Strategic Review Team | Virtual |
10 - 13 February | Mission to IAEA Marine Lab | Monaco |
13 February | 4th Meeting of the CARIFORUM-EU Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries | Electronic Meeting |
10 - 14 February | Second National Workshop - Stewardfish | Barbados |
13 February | 4th Meeting of the CARIFORUM-EU Special Committee on Agriiculture and Fisheries | Electronic Meeting |
16 - 23 February (Postponed) | Visit of Chinese Aquaculture Experts to Jamaica, Guyana and St. Kitts and Nevis | Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis |
17 February | Launch of CCAT and Seminar on rules and procedure for initiating action | Barbados |
17 February | 11th Special Meeting of the Community Council of Minister | Barbados |
18 - 19 February | 31st Intersessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government | Barbados |
24 - 28 February | Visit of Consultant to CRFM Belize to review accounting Fiduciary systems etc (2nd Stretegic Review) | Belize |
25 February | Consultation on WECAFC Reorientation: Completing the questionnaire | Virtual |
26 February | Second Senior Officials Meeting on WTO Fisheries Subsidies | Virtual |
26 - 28 February | Regional Preparatory Meeting for next session of the BBNJ Conference | Virtual |
5 - 6 March | Inception Workshop of the GEF Funded Blue Growth Project | Belize |
9 - 13 March | 3rd National Workshop - Stewardfish | Antigua and Barbuda |
10 March | 19th CARICOM-Japan Consultation | Guyana |
11 - 12 March | Annual Project Steering Committeee Meeting of CC4FISH | Barbados |
16 - 18 March | 2nd Meeting of the WECAFC - CRFM - OSPESCA Fisheries data and Statistics Working Group | Panama |
17 - 18 March | CARIFORUM Preparatory and 3rd Meeting of the Task Force on the 2020 Review of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA | Guyana |
17 - 20 March | Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development | Guyana |
18 - 20 March | 4th National Workshop - Stewardfish | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
18 - 20 March | Joint Meeting of the CLME+ SAP Interim Coordination Mechanism and Project Executive Group | Miami |
19 March | Special Emergency Meeting of the Secretary-General CARICOM and Heads of Community Institutions | Virtual |
19 - 20 March | WECAFC Regional data Workshop | Panama |
23 - 25 March | Technical Meeting on the Use of Nuclear and Isotopic Techniques to Strengthen Member States Seafood Safty programmes | Monaco |
23 - 25 March | Towards a Sustainable and Resilient Caribbean Blue Economy | Antigua and Barbuda |
23 - 27 March | 5th National Workshop - Stewardfish | Saint Lucia |
24 March | 4th cooperation Meeting of the ACS | Barbados |
23 March - 3 April | 4th BBNJ Conference | |
2 - 3 April | 50th Regular Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) - Officials | Guyana |
3 April | Special Meeting of the CARICOM COVID 19 Food Security Task Force | Virtual |
6 April | Follow-up Meeting to the Special Emergency Meeting of the Secretary-General, CARICOM and Heads of Community Institutions | Virtual |
7 April | Consultation for the Environmental and Horizon Scans to inform the development of thee Community Strategic Plan 2020 | Virtual |
7 April | CRFM Business Committee Meeting | Virtual |
06 - 10 April | 6th National Workshop - Sstewardfish | Belize |
15 - 16 April | CARIFORUM Preparatory & 3rd Meeting of the Task Force on the 2020 review of the CARIFORUM EU-EPA | Guyana |
15 - 17 April |
Joint Council of Ministers with responsibility for Trade and Fisheries Workshop on the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations Technical Working Group for Trade and Fisheries Officials |
St. Lucia |
16 - 17 April | 23rd Meeting of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations (COFCOR) | Haiti |
17 April | 2nd Meeting of the Independent Strategic Review Team | Virtual |
15 - 17 April |
Joint Council of Ministers with responsibility for Trade and Fisheries
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St. Lucia |
16 - 17 April |
Meeting of Official Preparatory of the 23rd Meeting of COFCOPR |
Guyana |
20 April |
CCAT Plenary Meeting |
Virtual |
20 - 24 April | 7th National Workshop - Stewardfish | Guyana |
21 - 24 April(Postponed) |
3rd Meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Iniative Global Dialogue | Korea |
22 - 24 April | 3rd CLME+ Project Steering Committee Meeting | Panama |
23 April | 5th Meeting of the CRFM/CARICOM Fisheries and Aquaculture Priority Commodity Working Group (FISHCOM WG) | Virtual |
23 - 24 April | 50th Regular Meeting of COTED - Ministerial | Virtual |
24 April | CRFM Senior management Meeting | Virtual |
28 - 29 April | UN Decade on Ocean Science for Sustainable Development | Virtual |
29 April | CRFM Countinental Shelf Fisheries Working Group (CRFM CSWG) on Atlantic Seabob Fisheries of Guyana and Suriname | Virtual |
6 - 8 May | 18th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum | Virtual |
11 - 14 May | 2nd regional Meeting on WECAFC Reorientation | Honduras (Tentative) |
14 May | Fisheries ICM Meeting | Virtual |
15 May | 28th Meeting of the Legal Affairs Committee (LAC) | Guyana |
15 May | CRFM Senior Management Meeting | Virtual |
25 - 26 May | 14th meeting of the CRFM Ministerial Council | St. Lucia |
2 - 6 June | UN Ocean Conference | Lisbon |
8 - 11 June | 12th WTO Ministerial Conference | Kazakhstan |
9 June | Biodiversity Webinar in celebration of Worl Ocean and World Environment Day | Virtual |
16 - 18 June | CLME+ Project Steering Committee Sessions | Virtual |
25 June | 14th Meeting of the CRFM MinisterialCouncil | Virtual |
July | 41st Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the CAribbean Community | St. Vincent and the Grenaddaines |
5 - 10 July | 14th International Coral Reef Symposium | |
13 - 17 July | FAO COFI | Rome |
October | 15th Quadrennial of the United Nations Conference on Trade and development (UNCTAD XV) | Barbados |
9 - 13 November | 73rd GCFI Meeting | |
12 - 13 November | 11th WECAFC SAG |
As part of the Caribbean Track of the Pilot Programme forClimate Resilience a series of ecological, economic and social assessmentsof climate change impacts on marine resources and the fisheries sector were undertaken between March 2018 and January 2019. This synthesis provides key conclusions arising from theassessment of (1) climate risks and ecological impacts for Caribbean marine fish stocks, (2) the economic consequences of ecosystem shifts and of increased tropical cyclone activity and (3) fisheries viability and resilience through the lens of value chains. Overall, multiple lines of evidence suggest large risk and impacts of climate variationon the Caribbean Sea’s fish stocks and fisheries. Economic assessment results suggest a large pre-existing “adaptation deficit”, as the estimated economic impacts of climate change appear smallrelative to documented lossesand damages under current climate conditions.. Research at two local fishing sites reveals opportunities to improve climate resilience across the seafood value chain by empowering resource users to self-organize and build local adaptive capacity, promoting seafood product differentiation and identifying enablers for governance effectiveness.Several improvements and extensions to the ecological and economic modelling undertaken under this project are possible and recommended; however, sufficient information from this and previous research is available to inform adaptation planning and targeted measures. Assessment results will form the basis of a communications campaign and monitoring and management recommendations undertaken as part of the project.
Click the attachment link below to download the document or view it online HERE.
CRFM Fisheries Data and Information Access Point (CLICK HERE)
The overall purpose of this database is to enable access to documents (Word, PDF, etc.) and datasets (MS Access, dBase, Excel, and other Spreadsheets etc.); serving both as a data repository and bibliographic database. This database is managed by the CKAN platform and only supports data storage and search (CKAN is not a reporting system); notwithstanding that, it has a small module for data visualization
In this database, an “Organization” is a group of users (e.g., national fisheries departments and organisations, which upload data and information), with different permissions to interact with the platform; while “Group” refers to a collection of datasets that are related (such as species-specific data, national overview data, bibliographic documents on a particular topic/species).
The Data repository attributes of the Database allow users to upload datasets and documents. This means that the different systems used by the Member States (i.e. Excel spreadsheet, or Access databases) can be found through queries and examined and relevant data can be downloaded, including subsets of the datasets. This system also allows older data formats (FoxPro, lotus, dBase etc.) to be uploaded and used as well.
People can inspect and examine the datasets, make standard analyses (according to the tools and attributes software associated with the dataset) from within the database. Alternatively, the datasets can be downloaded, and more extensive analyses can be made by combining or integrating the downloaded datasets.
Datasets within the database, and documents stored in the database can also be accessed through online searches (google, yahoo, etc.) depending if the document or database is made “public” by the owner.
DATE | EVENT | LOCATION |
17 - 19 January | Implementing and Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals in the Caribbean: the Role of the Ocean | St. Vincent and the Grenadies |
30 – 31 January | CLME+ SAP Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators Workshop | Cartagena, Colombia |
1 – 2 February | CLME+ State of the Marine Environment and Associated Economies (SOMEE) Reporting Mechanism Workshop | Cartagena, Colombia |
January | Civil Society Action Programme (CSAP) | Trinidad and Tobago |
February | 30th Executive Committee of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum | TBD |
26 February - 1 March | Planning Meeting – Training Workshop on Value Chain Approach in Fisheries | Iceland |
5 - 8 March | Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC) | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
5 - 23 March | International Seabed Authority, Legal and Technical Committee | Jamaica |
12 - 14 March | BBNJ Workshop - Marine Genetic Resources and Regional Ocean Management | Jamaica |
13 – 15 March | Small Grants Coordination Mechanism (SGCM) | Barbados |
13-14 March | Billfish Project Steering Committee (13 March) & 5th CBMC Meeting (14 March) | Miami |
14 March | 5th Meeting of CBMC | |
19 - 20 March | 2nd Meeting of the "Climate Change Adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector Project" (CC4FISH) | Grenada |
21 - 23 March | Joint CRFM-OSPESCA-WECAFC FAC Spiny Lobster Working Group Meeting & Fisheries ICM Meeting | Dominican Republic |
27-29 March | 2nd Meeting of the CFMC / WECAFC / OSPESCA / CRFM Working Group on Spawning Aggregations | Miami |
March | Regional training on application of the EAF | TBD |
April | 2nd Meeting of the WECAFC / CRFM / IFREMER Working Group on Shrimp and Groundfish | TBD |
10-13 April | 2nd meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets | Seoul, Republic of Korea |
16 – 17 April | 16th Meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum | Montserrat |
18 April | CRFM Protocol on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Fisheries and Aquaculture | Montserrat |
16 - 18 April | Intergovernmental Conference on an International legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, Organizational Session | New York |
2 - 4 May | Sargassum and Oil Spills Monitoring Pilot Project for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions Workshop | Mexico City |
May | 5th Meeting of the WECAFC / OSPESCA / CRFM / CFMC Working Group on FAD fisheries | Miami |
14 May | Meeting of SG and Heads of Institutions | Guyana |
15 - 17 May | 1st Meeting of the WECAFC Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group | Barbados |
18 May | 12th Meeting of the CRFM Ministerial Council | Montserrat |
20 - 30 May | CRFM/FAO Fisheries Study Tour | Barbados, Grenada and Dominica |
22 - 24 May | 2nd Fisheries Value Chain Workshop | Trinidad and Tobago |
23 May - 20 July | IOI Training Programme on Ocean Governance: Policy, Law and Management | Canada |
Mid-May | Aquaculture Value Chain Development Workshop | Barbados |
11 - 14 June | Workshop on Subsidies to fishing on overfished stocks | Geneva |
11 - 14 June | States parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Twenty-eighth meeting | New York |
14 - 15 June | CARICOM Workshop for the Development of a Regional Biodiversity Strategy for the Caribbean Community | Georgetown, Guyana |
18 - 20 June |
2nd UNDP-GEF CLME+ Project Steering Committee Meeting1st CLME+ Partnership Forum |
Panama |
18 - 22 June | Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, Nineteenth Meeting | New York |
27 June | Regional Consultation on WTO Subsidies negotiations | Virtual |
2 - 20 July | Lecture at and serve as Chief Facilitator for RSS Fisheries Prosecution and Interdiction Course | Barbados |
2 - 27 July | International Seabed Authority, Assembly, Twenty-fourth session | Kingston, Jamaica |
2 - 3 July | Regional Implementation of the Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment and the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries | Barbados |
4 - 6 July | Meeting of Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management in Fisheries | Barbados |
4 - 6 July | 39th Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM | Montego Bay, Jamaica |
5 - 6 July | IAEA Meeting and preparatory meeting | Antigua and Barbuda |
7 - 8 July | Meeting of Heads of RFB | Rome |
9 - 13 July | FAO COFI Meeting | Rome |
11 - 12 July | PPCR Project Steering Committee Meeting | Grenada |
16 - 17 July | Pre-Technical Workshops (16-17 July 2018) & Fourth Technical Meeting to the Pollution Protocol-4th LBS STAC | Panama |
24 July | 31st Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Forum | Virtual |
3 August | 4th Meeting of the Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Cluster | Electronic Meeting |
6 - 10 August | CARICOM / IAEA Workshop: ‘Contribution of Nuclear Science and Technology to Building Climate Resilience in the Caribbean | Vienna |
6 August | Regional Partnership Dialogue for the Caribbean | San Pedro, Belize |
7 - 9 August | Caribbean Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Mid Term Review of the SAMOA Pathway | San Pedro, Belize |
14 August | Consultation Workshop: “Enhancing Coastal Protection for Climate Change Resilience” | Belmopan City, Belize |
15 - 17 August | Fifth Meeting of the CLME+ SAP Interim Coordination Mechanism | Miami |
August / September | 32nd Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum | Virtual |
4 - 17 September | Intergovernmental Conference on an International legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, First session | New York |
10 - 14 September | 67th International IWC Meeting | Brazil |
13 - 14 September | Inception Workshop of project: Developing Organizational Capacity for Ecosystem Stewardship and Livelihoods in Caribbean Small-Scale Fisheries | Barbados |
18 - 19 September | Regional PPCR Monitoring & Evaluation Workshop IV | Barbados |
26 - 28 September | 3rd Meeting of the Joint CRFM / WECAFC / OSPESCA Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (RWG-IUU) | Barbados |
25 - 26 September | First Country Consultation to discuss Permanent Policy Coordination Mechanism (PPCM) and Sustainable Financing Plan (SFP) options for CLME+ Project and Strategic Action Programme (SAP) | Cartagena, Colombia |
September 2018 - March 2019 | United Nations University - Fisheries Training Programme (UNU-FTP) Six-month Fellowships | Iceland |
1 - 2 October | Joint CRFM / WECAFC Flyingfish Working Group Meeting / CLME+ Sub-project Regional Workshop | Barbados |
1 - 5 October | Meeting of the ICCAT Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS) | Madrid, Spain |
3 - 5 October | Regional Workshop on Fish and Fisheries Products Trade in the Caribbean | Barbados |
8 - 12 October | Caribbean Week of Agriculture | Barbados |
11 October | 8th Special Meeting of the CRFM Ministerial Council | Barbados |
12 October | COTED (Agriculture) | Barbados |
15 - 16 October | Fish CRIME 2018 Symposium | Denmark |
16 - 17 October | ACP Fisheries Meeting | Brussels |
25 - 26 October | CAF Sponsored Regional Workshop to develop Proposal to Address SDG 14 targets | TBD |
30 October - 1 November | 3rd Meeting of the WECAFC / CRFM / OSPESCA / CFMC Working Group on Queen Conch | Panama |
5 - 7 November | International Conference of Women in Fisheries | Santiago de Compostela, Spain |
5 - 9 November | 71st Annual Conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI 71) | San Andres, Colombia |
12 - 19 November | 21st Special Meeting of the ICCAT Commission | Dubrovnik, Croatia |
19 - 21 November | Sixth Caribbean Sustainable Energy Forum (CSEF VI) | Placencia, Belize |
November | Joint Steering Committee Meeting (EBM and Shrimp & Fish sub-projects of CLME+) | TBD |
November | UNEP CEP Meeting of Contracting Parties to the Cartagena Convention, SPAW (Biodiversity) and LBS (Pollution) Protocols | TBD |
November | FAO Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) Meeting | Miami |
26-28 November | High Level Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy | Nairobi, Kenya |
29 November | CARIFORUM - EU Special Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries | Barbados |
3-4 December | Regional Workshop on Development on the "State of the Marine Ecosystem and Shared Living Marine Resources in CLME+ | Panama |