Second Session on ALDFG in the Caribbean | Tuesday, 18 March 202
Abandoned, Lost, and Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) in the Caribbean:
Challenges, Successes and Opportunities
| Invitation to Attend Session 2:Tuesday, 18 March 2025 Times: 8:30 a.m. Belize | 9:30 a.m. Jamaica |10:30 a.m. EC & New York | 11:30 a.m. Suriname |
| Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), also known as ghost gear, refers to any gear used for fish harvesting that is no longer under the control of the harvester, regardless of the circumstances leading to such loss. |
| The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) and the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) are hereby extending a cordial invitation to you to attend our second joint session on Abandoned, Lost, and Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) in the Caribbean: Challenges, Successes and Opportunities. Whereas the first session set the stage and provided background information on actions, including the development of the Caribbean Action Plan, this second session will focus on the policy frameworks and a deep dive into the action plan. Attendees will have the opportunity to offer input for refining and updating the document and to pose questions to the experts. |
Main Presentations
ALDFG Policy Overview
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CRFM Ongoing ALDFG Projects and MOU with GGGI
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Caribbean Regional Action Plan – Deep Dive
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Discussion + Q&A
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Next Steps
Our Featured Speakers
Dr. Sandra GrantExecutive Director (Ag.)
Caribbean Re-gional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Secretariat
Mr. Joel Bazuik
Associate Director,
Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI)
Ms. Hannah Pragnell-Raasch
Policy Specialist (Consultant), GGGI &
Ocean Conservancy
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We’ll send you the Zoom link closer to the webinar. Meanwhile, if you would like to contact us regarding this webinar or the action plan, kindly email communications@crfm.int.
| Watch Session 1 of the ALDFG Webinar Seriesheld on Tuesday, 18 February 2025 |
Click HERE to view video
| CRFM Secretariat |
| Princess Margaret Drive Fisheries Compound P.O. Box 642 Belize City, BELIZE |
