Working Groups

Most working groups are joint working groups with other regional partner institutions, such as the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), the Organization of Fisheries for the Central American Isthmus (OSPESCA), the Caribbean Fisheries Management Council (CFMC) and with the French Research Institute for Exploration of the Sea (IFREMER). Fishery scientists, experts, managers and decision-makers of member countries, Regional partner organizations and NGOs participate in the working groups, which have specific terms of reference and are time bound. The data used by the working groups to generate fishery management advice and recommendations are collected by the participating countries and NGOs. The WGs meet on a regular basis, the timing of which is decided by the members.

Eleven WGs were established or confirmed by WECAFC:

WECAFC Terms of Reference template (ES, FR)

WECAFC Working Group on Spiny Lobster
WECAFC Working Group on Queen Conch
WECAFC Working Group on the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries
WECAFC Working Group on Fisheries using Anchored (or Moored) Fish Aggregating Devices (aFADs)
WECAFC Working Group on Flyingfish/Dolphinfish
WECAFC Working Group on Shrimp and Groundfish in the Northern Brazil-Guianas Shelf
WECAFC Working Group on Spawning Aggregations
WECAFC Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (RWG-IUU)
WECAFC Working Group for the Conservation And Management of Sharks in the Wider Caribbean Region
WECAFC Fisheries Data and Statistics Working Group (FDS-WG)
WECAFC Working Group on Recreational Fisheries