CEFAS-D7 Jamaica Report (C8154)

This document summarises the assignment undertaken by Cefas and MRAG team over the last ten months. The work conducted an up-to-date review of documents, reports, websites, and online workshops. These activities were conducted in collaboration with NFA colleagues. The intention was to capture and document the current understanding on the effects from: i) climate change on fisheries and ii) climate change on aquaculture. This final report covers the literature review with details on the current knowledge in Jamaica across these themes. The report also includes existing gaps (with a dedicated gap analysis), and future recommendations to support filling some of these gaps.

This final report is a compilation of the whole suite of deliverables:
• D1-Inception report with approach and methodology.
• D2-Draft literature review, consultation report including: the assessment of the climate change impacts on the sector, gap analysis and the analysis of the institutional framework of the National Fisheries Authority.
• D3-Consultation Report and Final Literature Review and first draft of the Strategy and Action Plan for National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy.
• D4- Second Draft of strategy and action plan based on comments from consultations and technical team.
• D5-Final draft of strategy and action plan based on feedback from the consultation reports, validation workshop and technical team with some results from the consultation exercises.
• D6-Review the national biosecurity policies and practices in Jamaica for aquatic animal health of both farmed and wild populations, their basis in legislation, and the
capacity of Government to implement aquatic animal biosecurity to international standards, and, where required, make recommendations for investment to improve aquatic animal biosecurity, which are aligned with climate smart strategies.