Report of the Workshop on the Role of Financial Institutions in Strengthening National Fisheries Industries and Privatization of Fisheries Investment in Small Island Developing States, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 24-28 June 1996

Report of the Workshop on the Role of Financial Institutions in Strengthening National Fisheries Industries and Privatization of Fisheries Investment in Small Island Developing States, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 24-28 June 1996
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9789251039304

The main issues addressed by the workshop included privatization of fisheries enterprises, better utilization and innovative processing and marketing of aquatic products, the introduction of fisheries management measures and related activities such as the restructuring of fishing fleets, the diversification of fishing efforts, the creation of alternative employment opportunities, the development of aquaculture and the introduction of appropriate credit support services.