The Fisheries Department is responsible for managing, regulating and promoting the sustainable development of the nation’s fishery resources for the benefit of the participants in the sector and the national economy. The Fisheries sector is made up of three primary components: Marine Fishery, Aquaculture and Inland Fishery.

The fishery sector is of critical importance to the economy and to social well-being in Guyana. The importance of the fisheries is evident in five areas: • Food Security - Fish is the major source of animal protein in Guyana. It is estimated that per capita annual consumption of fish rose from 9 to 27 kg between 1980 and 1988 and

The fisheries subsector of Guyana has three primary components, with further subdivisions. Marine fishery, including: –industrial trawl fishery; –deep slope fishery (semi-industrial red snapper fishery); and –small-scale artisanal fishery. Inland fishery, including: –subsistence fishery (for food); and –ornamental fish fishery.

Guyana produced over 38 thousand metric tons of marine products during 2019 as detailed in Section 3.12.4 of this report. The fisheries sector has three main components, namely: marine fishery, inland fishery and aquaculture.

2024年6月26日 · In recent years, the Ministry of Agriculture has worked tirelessly to bolster the resilience of our fishing communities. With the establishment of the Guyana National Fisherfolk Organization, we have empowered our fisherfolk with greater representation and a stronger voice in policy-making processes.

Guyana has three distinct marine fisheries sectors: the subsistence sector, the artisanal sector (small-scale commercial) and the industrial (large-scale commercial) sector. Guyana also has an inland fishery, but this report focuses only on marine fisheries.

This assessment focuses on Guyana’s nearshore artisanal fisheries that target finfish. For context, Guyana also has a large industrial fishery targeting penaeid shrimp species, which is

2023年3月31日 · The Fisheries Management plan addresses the sustainable management of the fisheries industry. The plan covers Guyana’s fisheries sector in marine waters and is developed to combat and reduce Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing; limit the number of fishing licenses (or the number of active artisanal fishing boats); intensify Monitoring ...

2022年2月13日 · Despite recent worries about reduced fishing opportunities, the sector has shown signs of renewed strength. And this trend is expected to continue as the Fisheries Department sets up additional regulatory and management plans …

Fisheries play a crucial role to the Guianas economy and its people: with the provision of food security, employment, foreign exchange earnings and the development of both rural and coastal communities. This sector also makes an important contribution to the national GDP.