Under-reporting in Caribbean fisheries

Marine fisheries catches have been drastically under-reported in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, threatening the marine environment and livelihoods of the local community, a new study says.

Local consumption of conch is close to the total number allowed to be caught under ‘sustainable’ limits Photo: NOAA

Marine fisheries catches have been drastically under-reported in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean, threatening the marine environment and livelihoods of the local community, a new study says.