Government of Jamaica
A fish farm, like any other business, requires research to have a successful start-up. One must consider the skills and knowledge required to operate such a farm; and may require taking a course in fish production. Production of the commodity will require injection of capital for production necessities (equipment, land, labour) and marketing of the goods. The latter will also require you identifying markets for your freshwater fish, both for local and export consumption.
Our Mariculture Facility is located at Bowden Bay in St. Thomas. The aim of the research facility is to provide an alternative to the over-exploited marine capture fishery.
Fishers and their vessels (commercial or recreational) are expected to be registered with the Fisheries Division. Registration is important, in that, it legitimizes both fisher and vessel as being bona fide in the Fishing Industry. It is also a crucial indicator to estimate the value and size of the industry and therefore acts as a fisheries monitoring tool. Fishers and vessels are licensed under the due diligence and discretion of the Licensing Authority of the Fisheries Division once registered.
Every year. The licence usually expires within one year of issue.
You can be fined up to $3,000,000 JMD or two (2) years in prison.