Federal Minister of Fisheries et. al, Hon. Samal Duggins is in Antigua and Barbuda for the 21st annual Eastern Caribbean Ministerial Meeting on Fisheries and the Sustainable Use of Marine Resources.
The two day meeting, which began on Monday, October 3rd, opened deliberations on issues including, the post-Covid challenges of sustainable fisheries development as it pertains to sustainable use of living marine resources and livelihoods, coastal environmental issues affecting fisheries development and management, opportunities for the development of the Blue Economy, International Maritime Organization, the International Whaling Commission and CITES, and bilateral assistance for fisheries development.
Under the auspices of Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Samantha Marshall, the Meeting saw CARICOM and OECS fisheries officials from Grenada, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and host country, Antigua and Barbuda as well as Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, His Excellency Akimoto Masatoshi.
The ministerial meeting was held at the Trades Wind Hotel.
