Fishing groups from Guyana and Suriname are currently engaged in an assessment of seabob stocks which among other things aims to improve sustainable fishing practices.
To this end, a technical working group of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) – the Continental Shelf Fisheries Working Group (CSWG) – is collaborating with the global value chain development programme – FISH4ACP, private sector processors, and the Seabob Working Groups of Guyana and Suriname, to convene a joint stock assessment workshop in Guyana from 11-15 March, a CRFM release stated on Tuesday.