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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
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Website
www.crfm.net

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Antigua and Barbuda
Barbados
Belize
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Trinidad and Tobago