DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES - ST.KITTS - NEVIS

The ecosystem based approach that the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) has embarked upon integrates marine habitat management and sustainable use of the resources as an alternative way to secure and increase in fish landings. The progression in establishing a marine management area in the federal waters of St. Kitts and Nevis through the strengthening of the legislation, allows for effective management... Since 2010, the Department of Marine Resources adapted a reformed fisheries management approach which considers a full array of the interactions within the ecosystem, called ecosystem based management.