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Fishing Industry Conflict between Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago

Fishing Industry Conflict between Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago. By Brandon Best Nove mber 7 th 2011. The Beginning of the Conflict.

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Fishing Industry Conflict between Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago

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  1. Fishing Industry Conflict between Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago ByBrandon Best November 7th 2011

  2. The Beginning of the Conflict • The conflict had started in February 2004 when Barbadian fishermen were doing there usual fishing for the national fish of Barbados (flying fish) and then the Coast Guard of Trinidad had insisted that the area that the Barbadian fishermen were sailing in was actually Trinidadian waters and then it had led to a whole big argument of whether they were in Trini waters or not. The argument between the two governments had gotten even worse when few years later(2007) when 2 bajan fishermen were arrested by the Coast Guard of Trinidad and their catchings were confiscated.

  3. The Importance of the Flying Fish to Barbados • The Flying Fish are mainly in Barbados and Barbados depends on the Flying Fish mainly for their fishing industry and since Barbados does not have that many industries it is important that they must get a certain amount of fish per year. • Note: The amount of fish Barbados caught before the conflict with Trinidad was 3,100 metric tons (flying fish, dolphin fish, tuna, turbot, kingfish and swordfish).

  4. This is a Picture of the areas the Flying Fish used to be caught

  5. The Importance of Flying Fish to Trinidad • Trinidad & Tobago’s fishing industry is not as important since they have other industries that they can depend on. ( the Flying Fish are not originally theirs and I will explain why.)

  6. DE MEN TEEFING MY FISH!!!

  7. The Conflict currently right now • Currently right now absolutely ALL of the flying fish have migrated not only because of the temperature of the water it is also the sea weed issue that we are having right so even if the flying fish stay here they will suffocate under the water because the seaweed floating above the water trapping them. Therefore Barbados has to catch other fish (dolphin, marlin, white marlin, tuna, turbot etc) and Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados are still having the conflict up to this day.

  8. References • http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/FI-CP_BB/4/en • http://barbados-guide.info/activities/fishing.and.chartering/ • http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/FI-CP_BB/en

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