The BFF is participating in a regional workshop In Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain to develop the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem plus Civil Society Action Programme (CLME+SAP). The BFF Director along with representatives from Jamaica,Haiti, Bahamas, Dominica Republic, Guyana, Suriname, Antigua and Barbuda, Brazil, Saint Lucia, Barbados and Trinidad and Tabago all of which …

Nigel Martinez’s presentation starts around the 26th minute. https://youtu.be/KlRilCLOV78?t=1614

Government Announces Submission Period Open for Public to Submit Information in Relation to Gillnets The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry, the Environment, Sustainable Development and Immigration advises that it is accepting submissions from the public relating to the use of gillnets in Belize’s waters.  The purpose of conducting this information gathering is to obtain wide …

Find published article at link below BFF Agrees With Senators On Gill Net Moratorium

We had a chance to meet the Belize Ambassador to Salvador Her Excellency Celie Paz Marin

Re- Conference April 25th, 2017

On April 19, 2016 The Belize Federation of Fishers took a small delegation of 12 Executive Members for a second fishers exchange in Cozumel Mexcio to meet with the Cozumel Cooperative of Society of Fisheries Production with the support of the OAK Foundation. The exchange was a continuation of the first in December of 2014.This …

On April 16, 2016 The Belize Federation of Fishers had its second Annual General Meeting. Fisherfolks from across the fishing communities namely Sarteneja, Chunox, Belize City, Dangriga, Hopkins, Independence, Monkey River, Punta Negra and Punta Gorda were present with there families. Well over 80 fisher-folks were in attendance. The team for the second AGM was …

The EMC of the BFF went on a four days trip fishers exchange in Mexico . While in Mexico the group visited the processing plant for the Cozumel Cooperative Society of Fisheries Production in Cozumel and the fishing grounds of Maria Elena. The trip was a success as the members learned a lot from the …