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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, today (March12, 2019) outlined several measures to curb illegal fishing in Jamaican waters at a media briefing on the conch industry at his Hope Gardens offices.
Outlining the reason for the extended March 1 2019 to January 31 2020 close season for the conch fishery, Minister Shaw said this was necessary because of the current depletion of Jamaica’s valuable queen conch stocks.
“The depletion of the conch fishery has resulted from several factors [and} we are certain that illegal fishing is a major...

Andre Kong (left), Director of Fisheries in the Fisheries Division of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), speaking at a media briefing on the conch industry at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on March 12, 2019. Others from right are the Hon Audley Shaw, Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon J.C. Hutchinson, Minister without Portfolio, MICAF and Dermon Spence, Acting Permanent Secretary, MICAF.

Superintendent Rex Swearing (right), Commanding Officer, Marine Police, in discussion with Lt. Leonard Wynter of the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard at a media briefing on the conch industry held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on March 12, 2019.

Sean Francis (left) of B&D Trawling Ltd in discussion with (from left) Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Floyd Green, Mr. Sydney Francis, Managing Director, Ton-Rick Enterprises Limited and Jerome Miles, General Manager, Rainforest Seafoods Ltd, at a media briefing on the conch industry at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew on March 12, 2019.