AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN - Report of a mission to Antigua, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat and St. Lucia June – July 1980
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.   INTRODUCTION

2.   THE CARIBBEAN

2.1   Geography and climate
2.2   The sea
2.3   The fisheries
2.4   Fish supplies and consumption
2.5   Economies of Caribbean islands
2.6   Factors common to the Caribbean region which will influence future aquaculture production

3.   ANTIGUA

3.1   Background
3.2   Present state of fisheries
3.3   Status and potential of aquaculture

3.3.1   Status
3.3.2   Potential for aquaculture
3.3.3   Legal
3.3.4   Recommendations for development

4.   HAITI

4.1   Background
4.2   Present state of fisheries
4.3   Status and potential of aquaculture

4.3.1   Freshwater aquaculture
4.3.2   Mariculture

4.4   Recommendations for aquaculture development

5.   JAMAICA

5.1   Background
5.2   Present state of fisheries
5.3   Status and potential of aquaculture

5.3.1   History of freshwater aquaculture
5.3.2   USAID Project - ‘Fish Production System Development’
5.3.3   Rice-cum-fish culture
5.3.4   Culture of freshwater prawn
5.3.5   Mariculture

5.4   Recommendations for aquaculture development

6.   MONTSERRAT

6.1   Background
6.2   Present state of fisheries
6.3   Potential for aquaculture
6.4   Recommendations

7.   ST. LUCIA

7.1   Background
7.2   Present state of fisheries
7.3   Status and potential of aquaculture

7.3.1   Freshwater aquaculture
7.3.2   Mariculture

7.4   Recommendations for aquaculture development

8.   DISCUSSION OF AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS SUITABLE FOR THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

8.1   Extent of commercial aquaculture and of aquaculture development projects
8.2   Constraints to development
8.3   Large islands
8.4   Small islands

8.4.1   Cockle culture
8.4.2   Queen conch stocking
8.4.3   Turtle culture
8.4.4   Culture of marine fish in floating net cages
8.4.5   Seaweeds
8.4.6   Oyster and mussel culture
8.4.7   Intensive mariculture systems on land

9.   RECOMMENDATIONS

9.1   Aquaculture on the small islands
9.2   Aquaculture on the large islands
9.3   Aquaculture expertise

ANNEXES

1     Itinerary of the mission
2     Persons met
3     References
4     Project Idea - Development of Mariculture in Antigua
5     Data on past availability of fish and other animal protein in Haiti
6     Availability of wastes and agro-industrial by-products - Haiti
7     Project Document - Haiti
8     Draft Project Proposal - Rice-fish Culture in Jamaica
9     Project Document - Jamaica
10   Aquaculture research and development projects in Caribbean island countries and neighbouring territories

FIGURE 1.