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Fishery Management Measures Instituted At Discovery Bay, Jamaica, With Special Reference To Establishment Of The Fisheries Reserve, Jeremy Woodley, Zsolt Sary, Peter Gayle
Fishery Management Measures Instituted At Discovery Bay, Jamaica, With Special Reference To Establishment Of The Fisheries Reserve, Jeremy Woodley, Zsolt Sary, Peter Gayle
Gulf and Caribbean Research
Jamaican north coast coral reef fish stocks have been over-exploited. The Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) began in 1988 to help fishers at Discovery Bay to introduce management measures. Social and cultural constraints included poverty and distrust among fishers. FIP initiated: 1) an education programme in reef fisheries and the possibilities of local management; 2) encouragement of a Discovery Bay Fishermens’ Association; in 1994, Association members agreed on a voluntary protected area within Discovery Bay; 3) a Reserve Planning Group, representing all users of the bay; 4) contract with Fishermens’ Association: grant funds were transferred to it to employ rangers; 5) …