Government of Jamaica
- Date: January– March 2023
- Category: Statistical
Quarterly Statistics Report Volume 1: Issue 3 - January– March 2023
For the fourth quarter under review (January to March 2023) there was an 8.8% increase in total number of vessel licence issued for both new and renew. 76 new licences were issued for this quarter representing a 17% decline compared to the 92 issued the previous quarter. The Licensing and Registration Unit has increased its Licensing outreach sessions for this quarter by 76% compared to the previous quarter, as the unit increase its renewal sensitization program coupled with encouraging more Jamaicans to get involved in the industry. For licences being renewed, the NFA recorded a 17.8% increase compared to the previous month, this is encouraging to the Authority as it increases its public campaign on the importance of licence renewal. Increased surveillance and inspection also act as a deterrent to unlicensed fishers. Additionally, the NFA usually have a higher renewal rate from January to March, as most Fishers stationed on the Morant and Pedro Cays usually come ashore to renew their licence.
Table 1 provides information on the number of vessels registered up to the end of the fourth quarter of the financial year 2022/2023.
This brings the total number of vessels that have been registered from 1996 to March 2023, to 9088.
The fourth quarter (January – March 2023), showed an average of 131 boat licences being issued per month, representing a 9% increase compared to the previous quarter’s monthly average. November 2022 recorded the highest number of new vessel licences issued, over the last two quarters, while October 2022 recorded the highest number of vessel renewals (Figure 7). Of the 393 vessel licences issued from January to March 2023, 19% or 76 represented new applications as highlighted in Figure 6; this represented our best quarter performance. For the financial year the total number of boat licences issued, the majority were from Kingston and St. Catherine areas (Figure 8).
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