The “Enhancing capacity for the adoption and implementation of Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) in the shrimp and groundfish fisheries of the North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (EAF4SG),” project will convene its second Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting on 24 January 2025.

The meeting will be a virtual one and participants will include National Focal Points (NFPs) and heads of the national fisheries administrations of the project’s participating countries, representatives from partner organisations and other regional and international stakeholders.

The objectives of the meeting are to:

• provide a progress status and review achievements of Year 1 of the project.
• review and approve the Year 2 work plan and budget.
• identify and address any challenges to project implementation.

The EAF4SG project which seeks to enhance the knowledge base and governance frameworks for fisheries management at local, national and sub-regional levels, is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Trust Fund in the amount of USD 1.7 million, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and executed by the Faculty of Food and Agriculture (FFA) of The University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine Campus. Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago (TT) are participating countries of the project which is expected to be implemented over four years.