Securing fish for the Caribbean
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In the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) fisheries are an important source of animal protein with current annual fish consumption ranging between 10 and 35 kg/capita. However the available figures often fail to account for tourism impacts, which would reduce these per capita consumption levels of fish. The sector also provides livelihoods, particularly in coastal communities. In the CARICOM countries at least 64 000 persons are directly employed in smallscale fisheries and aquacult ure and an estimated 180 000 people are involved in fish processing, retail, boat construction, net repair and other related activities.