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ACP FISH II lays foundation for future fisheries initiatives

BELIZE CITY, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2013—The ACP Fish II Programme—a 30.00
million Euro programme funded by the European Union (EU) through the
European Development Fund (EDF), which has focused for the past
four-and-a-half years on strengthening fisheries management, improving food
security and alleviating poverty in 78 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)
States, including 15 in the Caribbean—draws to a close this month. With the
foundation laid by this programme, new regional initiatives will help
ensure that the region's fisheries serve the needs of the [...]