Bogotá, February 2 2018. The National Working Group of the REBYC-II LAC project in Colombia, held the fourth work meeting where the main advances, limitations and next steps were presented and discussed. This Group is composed by FAO, INVEMAR, AUNAP (Fishing Authority), the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, the...

Paramaribo, 1 March 2018 The demersal finfish trawling fleet of Suriname is known to occasionally capture sea turtles and other potentially vulnerable species such as rays, sharks and groupers. Within the support of REBYC-II LAC, the Suriname Fisheries Department aims to reduce this unsustainable bycatch by implementing a suitable Turtle Excluder...

The Suriname Fisheries Department, with support of the REBYC-II LAC project, has started awareness sessions for small-scale fishers along the coast. During February and March 2018 meetings are being held in cooperation with the five fisherfolk organizations along the Suriname coast, located around Nieuw-Nickerie, Coronie, Boskamp, Paramaribo and Albina. Mark Lall,...

The ecosystem approach seeks to balance ecological and human well-being through good governance. March 15, San Jose, Costa Rica. Technicians from the Costa Rican Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INCOPESCA) learn about the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM), with the purpose of developing a plan for the integral management of...

The Suriname Fisheries Department has organized a training workshop for the Coast Guard, related to fisheries inspections. The aim of the three-day training course was to provide the sea-going personnel of the Coast Guard with the necessary background information and skills to inspect fisheries activities in a correct and effective...

Regional meeting promotes the exchange of experiences, problems and approach of solutions for the different countries that work on the project REBYC-II LAC’s steering committee learned about the greatest progress made in Latin American and The Caribbean and approved the work plan proposed for 2018 San Jose, November 2017. Scientists, fishery experts...

Paramaribo, 1 November 2017 As one of the only countries in the region, Suriname has a trawling fleet for demersal finfish. The fishery is known to occasionally capture sea turtles and other potentially vulnerable species including rays, sharks and groupers. The REBYC-II LAC project in Suriname aims to reduce this unsustainable...

REBYC will conduct the first tests with bycatch reduction devices (BRD) to understand their impact on catch composition in Costa Rican bottom trawl fisheries. Vessels from Puntarenas will participate in the research that is being carried out in a transparent, shared and participatory process.   Puntarenas, July 26th, 2017.  Fishers, fish workers...

The Environmental Protected Area of Anhatomirim (EPAA) is a multi-stakeholder MPA (similar to IUCN Protected Area Category VI) located in the State of Santa Catarina, South-Southeast Brazilian coast and is one of the REBYC II – LAC pilot sites. Small-scale shrimp trawling is one of the main fisheries in the...

FAO is helping revolutionize fishing livelihoods in Latin America and the Caribbean. Supported by Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Sustainable Management of Bycatch in Latin America and Caribbean Trawl Fisheries (REBYC-II LAC) project seeks to reduce food loss and enhance food availability by improving the management and use of bycatch and...