PREPARATION OF THIS PAPER |
The FAO Fisheries Department has prepared a major review entitled
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, which includes
eight regional summaries. This Fisheries Circular provides more
detailed information for the region of Latin America and the Caribbean
and was used as a basis for preparation of the summary for that
region for the The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture.
The preparation of the circular has been the responsibility of
a Departmental Working Group consisting of: B. Chakalall (SLAC),
K.L. Cockrane (FIRM), J. Csirke (FIRM), E. De Boer (FIIT), R.J
Grainger (FIDI), H. Josupeit (FIIU), M. Martínez (FIRI),
A. Mena Millar (RLAC), E. Ruckes (FIIU), A. Smith ( FIIT) and
R. Welcomme (FIRI). The Working Group has been led by A. Gumy
(FIPP), who also was the principal writer.
The FAO Fisheries Circular is a vehicle for the distribution of
a short or ephemeral notes, lists, etc., including provisional
versions of documents to be issued later in other series.
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FAO Fisheries Department.
Fisheries and aquaculture in Latin America and the Caribbean:
situation and outlook in 1996.
FAO Fisheries Circular. No. 921. Rome, FAO. 1996. 54p.
ABSTRACT |
Fisheries development has not been homogeneous in Latin America
and the
Caribbean. Besides historical, economic, social and political
aspects,
development has been conditioned by the nature of aquatic resources,
providing common patterns as well as significant differences among
fisheries
sector structures. While Latin American fisheries are mainly export
oriented, there are also several net fish importing countries,
notably in
the Caribbean.
For industrial fisheries, the main resources are shrimp, small
pelagics,
demersal fish, and large pelagics. Small-scale fisheries are concentrated
along the region's coastline albeit with geographical and climatic
variations.
The modern, capital and technology intensive fisheries industry
is geared to
export to international markets. It often exists uneasily alongside
labour
intensive small-scale fisheries which frequently supply weaker
domestic markets. While the industrial sector
contributes significantly
to the
balance of trade, the small-scale fisheries sector is a qualified
source of
employment and food.
This study aims at providing an overview of the situation, trends
and issues
concerning fisheries in the Latin American region. To facilitate
part of the
analysis, it was necessary to define some sub-regional country
groupings1.
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Central America and Mexico: Mexico, Belize, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
Greater Antilles: Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Dominican Republic.
Lesser Antilles and others: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda,
Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands,
Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands
(USA), Virgin Islands (UK), Martinique, Montserrat, Saint Kitts
and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago.
South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia,
Ecuador, French Guyana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru.
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