Commercial Fishing & Seafood Industry Contacts - Grenada (+473)

Government Contacts & Information Resources for
Commercial Fishing, Seafood, Aquaculture, Marine & Oceans in Grenada

Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profile for Cameroon - aquatic species caught by country or area, by species items, by FAO major fishing areas, and year, for all commercial, industrial, recreational and subsistence purposes. The harvest from mariculture, aquaculture and other kinds of fish farming is also included.

About Large Pelagic Fishing in Grenada:

Grenada has developed its large pelagic fisheries with the technical assistance primarily from the Cuban Government and later from the Japanese government. Not only did the Grenadian fishers embrace the Cuban longline technology but also they began to adopt a scaled down version of the Cuban longline gear to operate from their many smaller, artisanal boats. More recent technical assistance from the Government of Japan complemented their efforts to target the large pelagic fish species. Today there are about 922 fishers, that operate from 385 vessels targeting those species in Grenada, predominantly with longline gear; the vessels range in length from 4.2 to 18.2 metres (14 to 60 feet), and fish for periods lasting from 1 to 7-day trips. The species landed include yellowfin tuna, swordfish, blue marlin, dolphinfish, wahoo, kingfish, sailfish, and blackfin tuna. The longline fishery mainly targets yellowfin tuna for high quality export to the USA by cargo plane

Grenada’s data collection of large pelagic species is more complete than for the other species and species groups in its fishing industry. The fisheries division estimates that it captures data on 80 percent of the large pelagic fish species landed. The system used for large pelagic species is a total sampling at the 6 fish markets around the country, where they are landed. Effort data is also recorded for the large pelagic fisheries. Grenada has a draft fisheries management plan, but no specific strategy for large pelagic fish species have been elaborated.

AQUASTAT is FAO's global information system on water and agriculture developed by the Land and Water Division. It collects, analyses and disseminates data and information by country and by region. Its aim is to provide users interested in global, regional and national analyses with comprehensive information related to water resources and agricultural water management across the world, with emphasis on countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. Information for Grenada