Unlocking the Caribbean Blue Economy

📍 Hibiscus Room #1, Breezes Resort & Spa, Nassau, The Bahamas

📆 Thursday, 12 October 2023

⏰ 01:30 p.m. AST

VIEW AGENDA

SEMINAR RECORDING

OUR PANELISTS

1- Introductory Slides - Blue Economy Seminar.pdf

Mr. Milton Haughton

Executive Director, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Secretariat

Understanding the Caribbean Blue Economy and the unique historical, cultural, and socio-economic value of Fisheries and Aquaculture for equitable, sustainable development

2 - M Haughton - Unlocking the Blue Economy Seminar - 12 Oct 2023.pdf

Dr. Juli-Anne Russo

Aquaculture Scientist

Founder Caribbean Aquaculture Education and Innovation Hub & Women in Caribbean Aquaculture

Unlocking the Caribbean’s Aquaculture Potential through mariculture and coastal aquaculture

4 - J Russo - Unlocking the Blue Economy Seminar - 12 Oct 2023.pdf

Dr. Leo Brewster

Director, Coastal Zone Management Unit, Blue Economy Division, Ministry of Environment and National Beautification: Green and Blue Economy, Barbados

Balancing competing interests through marine spatial planning and intersectoral coordination and collaboration

5 - L Brewster - Unlocking the Blue Economy Seminar - 12 Oct 2023.pdf

Mr. Michael T. Braynen

Former Director of Fisheries

The Bahamas

Positioning Small-scale Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Blue Economy Dialogue

3 - M Braynen - Unlocking the Blue Economy Seminar - 12 Oct 2023.pdf

Signing of MoU by CRFM and CPSO

Mr. Milton Haughton, Executive Director of the CRFM (left) and

Dr. Patrick Antoine, Chief Executive Officer and Technical Director of the CPSO

OUR MODERATOR

Dr. Gavin Bellamy

Chief Executive Officer

National Fisheries Authority

Jamaica

The Caribbean has an opportunity to unlock its full blue economic potential while ensuring inclusivity and the protection of the livelihoods and interests of all stakeholders, including those with an interest in fisheries and aquaculture.

The CRFM is the executing agency for the US$48 million project titled, “BE-CLME+: Promoting National Blue Economy Priorities Through Marine Spatial Planning in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Plus,” funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This project seeks to maintain and preserve cultural heritage through sustainable fisheries management, improved livelihoods, and alternative livelihoods, while strengthening the integration of fisheries and ecosystem management to restore, protect, and maintain the diversity, productivity, and resilience of marine ecosystems. In partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF), the CRFM and the target countries (Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Panama, and Saint Lucia) are co-financing the project.

This seminar will drive engagement on the opportunities and strategies for unlocking our full blue economic potential; foster a deeper understanding of the factors, issues, challenges, and opportunities surrounding a vibrant blue economy; and strengthen dialogue, networking, collaboration, and coordination in scaling up blue economic growth, ensuring the inclusion of stakeholders in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.