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05 October 2021

From left: Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw; Chief Technical Director, Orville Palmer; and Dr. Gavin Bellamy, Chief Executive Officer, National Fisheries Authority, in attendance at the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism’s  Meeting of Ministers responsible for Fisheries and Blue Economic Growth on IUU Fishing and Organized Crime on Monday, October 4, 2021.

Minister Shaw, in his presentation highlighted key areas in the Jamaican fishing industry, specifically queen conch and spiny lobster that are being impacted by Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

US$284-million loss in queen conch earnings due to IUU fishing, says Shaw

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 05 Oct 2021   

 Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing of Queen Conch has been identified as one of the most significantly affected areas by IUU with an estimated loss of US$284 million over the past 20 years.

This has also resulted in the decline of Jamaica’s queen conch population, which led to a two-year closure of the fishery at Pedro Bank, contributing to annual losses of approximately US$6 million in direct export earnings and loss of jobs for approximately 5,500 Jamaicans.

The disclosure was made Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Hon. Audley Shaw, during his address...

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