FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2014)
The CARICOM region imports more than one-third of the fish consumed by its population.
Dependency on fish imports in CARICOM is increasing due to rising demand from the population and challenges faced by regional governments in jointly managing their marine fisheries resources.
Aquaculture in the Caribbean region is developing more slowly than in other regions but offers major opportunities for growth if enabling investment environments are created.
The Caribbean region is one of the few regions in the world where a regional level fisheries management plan is not in place – including for commercially important species like spiny lobster and queen conch.