Agreement establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Feb 4, 2002 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001814) Place of adoption Belize City Depository UN United Nations Language English Entry into force Feb 4, 2002 Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation International agreement-text Dispute settlement Abstract This Agreement provides for the establishement of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism which consist of a Ministerial Council, the Caribbean Fisheries Forum and a Technical Unit. The Mechanism shall have as its objectives, the efficient management and sustainable development of marine and other aquatic resources within the juridictions of Member States, and teh promotion aand establishement of co-operative arrangements among interested States for the efficient management of shared straddling or highly migratory marine and othe aquatic resources. A reserve fund of the Mechanism and an executive committee of the Forum shall be established. The Arbitral Tribunal consttuted in accordance with the present Agreement shall decide on disputes between members in appeal of decisions of the Ministerial Council. Full text English Website www.crfm.net Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Simple signature Antigua and Barbuda Jul 4, 2003 Jul 4, 2003 Barbados Feb 4, 2002 Feb 4, 2002 Belize Feb 4, 2002 Feb 4, 2002 Grenada Feb 4, 2002 Feb 4, 2002 Guyana Feb 4, 2002 Feb 4, 2002 Jamaica Feb 4, 2002 Feb 4, 2002 Saint Kitts and Nevis Jul 4, 2003 Jul 4, 2003 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Feb 4, 2002 Feb 4, 2002 Suriname Feb 4, 2002 Feb 4, 2002 Trinidad and Tobago Feb 4, 2002 Feb 4, 2002 reset zoom out zoom in