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Strengthening national data collection and regional data sharing through FIRMS to support priority regional fishery management plans in the WECAFC area: GCP/SLC/007/EC
ENHANCING FISHERY MANAGEMENT IN THE WESTERN CENTRAL ATLANTIC FISHERY COMMISSION AREA
At the 14th and 15th sessions of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC), the European Union (EU) member countries expressed an urgent need to improve fisheries data and information collection in the wider Caribbean region. The identified data gaps lessened the effectiveness of significant efforts made to improve fishery management, and constituted one of the major reasons preventing a change of WECAFC status towards a management organization. The project aimed to contribute to the availability of high quality information for fisheries management and development in the area, in support of improved and more informed decision-making and policy development for fisheries and marine resources.
Project duration: April 2015 –December 2016
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