Location: Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba
Start: April 2019
Status: Complete
Scope
Mac & Field was approached by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality to develop a draft Sustainable Fisheries Plan (SFP) for the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba).
This ’SFP’ will consist of two parts:
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A Caribbean Netherlands wide part, explaining the institutional, legal, and ecological context of fisheries in the Caribbean Netherlands and the Caribbean region; and
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Island-specific parts where the fisheries sector for that island is explained and the goals, vision and actions for the coming 5 years are specified.
Approach
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Ecosystem-Based Approach to Fisheries management
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Participatory Approach
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Desk research
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Interviews with key stakeholders of the fisheries sector
Outcome
Draft Sustainable Fisheries Plan submitted to the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Quality on August 5th, 2019.
