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WECAFC Regional Strategy on the management of bycatch and discards in Latin American and Caribbean [WECAFC] bottom trawl [shrimp and groundfish] fisheries.
Date of text: 2023
Recommendation WECAFC/XVIII/2022/3 on Increased efforts in the implementation of the Regional Queen conch fishery management and conservation plan in the WECAFC region.
Date of text: 2022
Recommendation WECAFC/XVIII/2022/2 on effectively combatting IUU fishing.
Date of text: 2022
Recommendation WECAFC/XVIII/2022/5 on WECAFC Fisheries Data, Statistics and Information.
Date of text: 2022
Recommendation WECAFC/XVIII/2022/4 - CFMC/WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM Working Group on Spawning Aggregations.
Date of text: 2022
Interim WECAFC guide for improved monitoring of MFAD catches and improved assessment of MFAD impact on stocks.
Date of text: 2021
Recommendation WECAFC/XVII/2019/9 on the Management of Caribbean Spiny Lobster in the WECAFC Area.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/17/2019/24 on the Sustainable Management of Spawning Aggregations and Aggregating Species.
Date of text: 2019
Revised Recommendation WECAFC/17/2019/22 on WECAFC Interim Data Collection Reference Framework.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/17/2019/17 on the Marking of Fishing Gear.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/17/2019/16 on the Application in the Region of the Technical Guidelines on Methodologies and Indicators for the Estimation of the Magnitude and Impact of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/17/2019/15 on the Monitoring and Control of Transshipment at Sea.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/XVII/2019/13 on Queen Conch Conversion Factor.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/XVII/2019/5+6+7 on the Conservation and Management of Sharks and Rays in the ECAFC Area.
Date of text: 2019
Resolution WECAFC/17/2019/20 on Interim Coordination Mechanism for the Sustainable Management, Use and Protection of Shared Living Marine Resources in the CLME+ Region (CLME+ SAP ICM).
Date of text: 2019
Resolution WECAFC/XVII/2019/8 on the WECAFC-FIRMS Partnership.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/XVII/2019/10 on the Regional Data Access and Sharing Policies.
Date of text: 2019
Resolution WECAFC/17/2019/18 on the CLME+ SAP Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) and Status of Marine Environment and Associated Economies (SOMEE) Reporting Mechanism Within WECAFC.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/XVII/2019/12 on Improved Compliance with Trade Measures for Queen Conch.
Date of text: 2019
Resolution WECAFC/17/2019/19 on the Proposed Permanent Coordination Mechanism (PCM) and Associated Sustainbale Financing Plan for Enhanced Integrated Ocean Governance in the CLME+/WECAFC/WIDER Carbbean Region.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/XVII/2019/11 on the management of shrimp and groundfish resources of the north Brazil-Guianas Shelf in the WECAFC area.
Date of text: 2019
Recommendation WECAFC/16/2016/4 on the Management of Deep Sea Fisheries in the High Seas.
Date of text: 01 June 2016
WECAFC/16/2016/2 on spiny lobster management and conservation in the WECAFC area.
Date of text: 01 June 2016
Recommendation WECAFC/16/2016/3 on the Sub-Regional Fisheries Management Plan for Flyingfish in the Eastern Caribbean.
Date of text: 01 June 2016
Recommendation WECAFC/16/2016/5 on the Management of Shrimp and Groundfish Resources in the WECAFC Area.
Date of text: 01 June 2016
Resolution WECAFC/16/2016/6 on Sea Cucumber Fisheries Management and Aquaculture.
Date of text: 01 June 2016
WECAFC/16/2016/1 on the regional plan for the management and conservation of Queen conch in the WECAFC area.
Date of text: 01 June 2016
Resolution WECAFC/ 16/2016 /7 on Marine Protected Areas as Fisheries Management Tool in the Caribbean.
Date of text: 01 June 2016
Resolution WECAFC/15/2014/10 on the strategic action programme for the sustainable management of the shared living marine resources of the Caribbean and north Brazil shelf large marine ecosystems (CLME+SAP).
Date of text: 01 March 2014
Resolution WECAFC/15/2014/9 on The Implementation Of The Port State Measures Agreement And The FAO Voluntary Guidelines On Flag State Performance In The Region.
Date of text: 01 March 2014
Resolution WECAFC/15/2014/8 on Promoting the Implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forestry in the Context of National Food Security (Tenure Guidelines) and the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Poverty Eradication and Food Security (SSF Guidelines).
Date of text: 01 March 2014
Recommendation WECAFC/15/2014/4 on strengthening fisheries management planning in the WECAFC area.
Date of text: 01 March 2014
Recommendation WECAFC/15/2014/3 on the management and conservation of queen conch in the WECAFC area.
Date of text: 01 March 2014
Recommendation WECAFC/15/2014/2 on the sustainability of fisheries using fish aggregating devices in the WECAFC area.
Date of text: 01 March 2014
Recommendation WECAFC/15/2014/1 on the establishment of a regional closed season for fisheries in the WECAFC area to protect spawning aggregations of groupers and snappers.
Date of text: 01 March 2014
Amendment to Recommendation WECAFC/ XVIII/2022/4 (– Updated 15 March 2023 at the Fifth Meeting) of the CFMC/WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM-Working Group on Spawning Aggregations (SAWG).
Date of text: 15 March 2023
Recommendation WECAFC/XVIII/2022/1 Amendment to Recommendation WECAFC/17/2019/21 “on the sustainability of fisheries using Moored Fish Aggregating Devices (MFADS) in the WECAFC area”.
Date of text: 2022
Endorsed Amended Recommendation WECAFC/XVIII/2022/3 On Increased Efforts In The Implementation Of The Regional Queen Conch Fisheries Management And Conservation Plan In The WECAFC Region.
Date of text: 2022
Recommendation WECAFC/17/2019/21 amendment to Recommendation WECAFC/15/2014/2 “On The Sustainability Of Fisheries Using Moored Fish Aggregating Devices In The WECAFC Area.
Date of text: 2019