| Publication: | Business Authority | Category: | Business |
| Pub. Date: | 5/19/08 | Written By: | Transporter |
| Pub. Page: | 3 | Created: | 3:47:47 AM on 5/21/08 |
CARIBBEAN GOVERNMENTS have been asked to rethink their priorities when it comes to devoting resources to land-based over marine initiatives.
This call was made by Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) executive director Hugh Saul, as he addressed the sixth meeting of the CRFM's Caribbean Fisheries Forum in Paramaribo, Suriname, recently.
Saul pointed out that 82 per cent of CARICOM member states' jurisdiction is ocean space, which leaves about 18 per cent as land, but this was not reflected in governmental priorities.
A decision was taken by the CRFM executive council on the final day of the Suriname meeting to carry regional fishers' call for a reprieve from rising diesel costs before agricultural officials at the preparatory meeting of the
Council for Trade and Economic Development to be held in Guyana Wednesday, May 21. (CH)