Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)

Latest publications

Regional Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, Rays and Chimaeras in the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission Area
Year: 2023
At the 17th Session of the Commission held in 2019, the Recommendation WECAFC/XVII/2019/5+6+7 “on the conservation and management of sharks...
Report of the Fourth Virtual Meeting of the CFMC/WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM Working Group on Spawning Aggregations, 9–10 November 2020
Year: 2022
Fish Spawning Aggregations (FSAs) are very important as they are the sole reproductive event, and face a global challenge for...
Report of the Fourth (Virtual) Meeting of the Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, 8–9 September 2020
Year: 2022
The fourth meeting of the Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, was held virtually from 8...
Queen Conch Aquaculture: Hatchery and Nursery Phases
Year: 2022
The ‘Queen Conch Aquaculture: Hatchery and Nursery Phases User Manual’ was designed and written by Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch...
Parrotfishes in the Caribbean: a regional review with recommendations for management
Year: 2022
Parrotfishes are caught primarily by fish traps and spearfishing (targeted and incidental) for personal and commercial consumption. Over half (65...
Report of the seventeenth session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission, Miami, United States of America, 15-18 July 2019.
Year: 2021
The Seventeenth Session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission was held in Miami, United States of America (USA), from...
Report of the Third Meeting of CFMC/WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM Working Group on Spawning Aggregations, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 18–19 December 2019
Year: 2021
The third meeting of the CFMC/WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM Working Group on Spawning Aggregations was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 18...
Report of the Third Meeting of the WECAFC/CRFM/IFREMER Working Group on the Shrimp and Groundfish of the Northern Brazil-Guianas Shelf
Year: 2021
The Third Meeting of the Working Group on Shrimp and Groundfish of the Northern Brazil-Guianas Shelf was held in Paramaribo,...
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission: Report of the Sixteenth Session of the Commission
Year: 2020
The Sixteenth Session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission was held in Guadeloupe, France, from 20 to 24 June...
Report of the first Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission Preparatory Meeting
Year: 2020
This is the report of the First Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) Preparatory Meeting for the Transformation into a...
Report of the Fourth meeting of the CFMC/OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM/CITES Working Group on Queen Conch, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 16–17 December 2019
Year: 2019
The Fourth meeting of the CFMC/OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM/CITES Working Group on Queen Conch was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 16...
Report of the second meeting of the OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM/CFMC Working Group on Caribbean Spiny Lobster, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 21–23 March 2018.
Year: 2018
Informe de la segunda reunión del Grupo de Trabajo de OSPESCA/COPACO/CRFM/CFMC sobre la Langosta Espinosa del Caribe, Santo Domingo, República...
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission: Report of the Sixteenth Session of the Commission
Year: 2016
The Sixteenth Session of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission was held in Guadeloupe, France, from 20 to 24 June...