The marine fisheries of Jamaica

cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of the West Indies
cg.coverage.countryJamaica
cg.coverage.regionCaribbean
cg.description.themeFisheriesen_US
cg.identifier.statusOpen access
cg.identifier.worldfish2365
cg.subject.agrovoccoral reefs
cg.subject.agrovocfisheries
cg.subject.agrovocmarine fisheries
cg.subject.worldfishaquatic resources
dc.creatorAiken, K.
dc.creatorKong, G.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-24T11:04:44Z
dc.date.available2019-01-24T11:04:44Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.description.abstractThe marine fisheries of Jamaica are almost entirely artisanal, with at least 15 000 fishers and an annual catch of approximately 7 000 t. A recent development is a small industrial fishery for queen conch and spiny lobster that earns significant foreign exchange for the country. The major aquatic resources are coral reef fishes, conch, lobster, small pelagics and seasonal large pelagics. The major fishing grounds are the southern island shelf and Pedro Bank, a large oceanic bank 150 km to the southwest of Kingston. The fisheries are rated as overfished, except the queen conch fishery which is relatively well managed. A new Fisheries Bill is currently being reviewed with the intention of improving the efficiency of management measures and of fisheries administration. There are plans for rehabilitating the fisheries and developing them with a focus on their sustainability in the future.
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dc.identifierna_2365.pdf
dc.identifier.citationNAGA 23(1): 29-35
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/2393
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWorldFish
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.sourceNAGA
dc.titleThe marine fisheries of Jamaica
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAiken, K.; Kong, G.A. (2000). The marine fisheries of Jamaica. NAGA 23(1): 29-35

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