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Antigua and Barbuda on Monday 3rd October, hosted the 21st Meeting of Fisheries Ministers of countries of the OECS under the theme \u2018the Sustainable Use of Living Marine Resources\u2019, held at the Trade Winds Hotel in Antigua and Barbuda.<\/p>

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Under the auspices of the Hon. Samantha Marshall, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the meeting saw fellow ministers, policy makers and technical experts of the region\u2019s fishing industry gather for two days of deliberations focusing on the sustainable use of marine resources.<\/p>\n

Representatives from Grenada, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname and host country, Antigua and Barbuda attended the meeting. Both CARICOM and OECS fisheries officials were also present.<\/p>

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His Excellency AKIMOTO Masatoshi Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan addressed the gathering of Ministers during the opening ceremony.<\/p>

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Minister Marshall stated in her official correspondence that \u201cthe meeting is expected to deliberate on a number of issues including, 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.<\/p>\n

Presentations were also be made by Honourable Saboto Caesar Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, Rural Transformation, Industry and Labour \u2013 St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Mr. Milton Haughton, and Executive Director Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Mr. Horace Walters \u2013 IWC Commissioner, St. Lucia and Ambassador Daven Joseph – IWC Commissioner, Antigua and Barbuda<\/p>

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