CARIBBEAN REGIONAL FISHERIES MECHANISM SECRETARIAT

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

Caribbean States Look at Aquaculture as Gateway to "Blue Economy"

BELIZE CITY, Wednesday, July 30, 2014 (CRFM Secretariat)—Globally, aquaculture is a multi-billion-dollar industry, but the Caribbean has yet to tap
into its true potential to expand marine and fresh water aquaculture. The good news is that a recently concluded study will provide the necessary
foundation for a region-wide programme to harness more from the culture of fish and other fisheries products. [...]