Two days meeting of the Blue Justice Caribbean Hub hosted by St Vincent 🇻🇨 is a wrap! Planning and laying the foundation for regional cooperation and future work with the Blue Justice Initiative International Tracking Center in #Vardø Norway 🇳🇴UNDP Blue Resilience Project CARICOM IMPACS and The CRFM

'I am happy to say that St Vincent and Grenadines will continue to support the Blue Justice family' minister Sabato Caesar told the audience at the Blue Justice Initiative Caribbean hub meeting today against #illegalfishing and other forms of #fisheriescrime

Last look at beautiful Jamaica 🇯🇲where we had fruitful activities against #illegalfishing . Now heading towards Saint Vincent & the Grenadines 🇻🇨and a Blue Justice Initiative #Carribbean Hub meeting - a regional approach towards a fair and sustainable blue economy free from #fisheriescrime

Th Blue Justice Initiative team is back in Kingston to 📈the work of the multiagency team addressing fisheries crime in the Caribbean. Experts convened for a 2nd round of training and updates to bolster Blue Action for safer oceans & food security. UNDP Blue Resilience Project The CRFM

Kick off for #BlueActionJamaica towards an inter-agency approach to #illegalfishing and other forms of #fisheriescrime in 🇯🇲 UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica UNDP Blue Resilience Project National Fisheries Authority JA Nærings&fiskeridep

Back in Kingston for #BlueActionJamaica . Working together to address #FisheriesCrime and fostering sustainable oceans. 🌊 National Fisheries Authority JA Blue Justice Initiative The CRFM UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica #BlueJustice

We are planning the 5th anniversary for Blue Justice Initiative at Oscarsborg fortress on an island outside #Oslo together with UNDP Norway and other partners. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!

Last week the Blue Justice Secretariat and key partners met for a planning meeting at the Blue Justice Initiative #international tracking center in the #Arctic town of #Vardø The center works on a daily basis with colleagues all over the world against #illegalfishing

Min. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Mining, Jamaica Floyd Green Blue Justice Initiative UNDP Blue Resilience Project UNDP Norway PNUD América Latina y el Caribe Emma Lewis Ministry of National Security - Jamaica Oracabessa Foundation United Nations Caribbean MEGJC Matthew Samuda CCD Jamaica NEPA National Fisheries Authority JA The digitally-powered Blue Justice Community is a stellar example of how #UNDP intends to leverage digital transformation to underpin transformative actions that improve the quality of people’s lives & livelihoods - UNDP OIC Ava Whyte- Anderson

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The Caribbean, location of the🌎’s 1st Blue Justice Hub, scored another 1st in📈regional cooperation to address organized crime in the fisheries sector, with an inaugural regional meeting & 1st workshop training. Blue Justice Initiative Min. of Agriculture, Fisheries & Mining, Jamaica National Fisheries Authority JA

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Warm congratulations to the Government and people of Barbados on your 57th anniversary of Independence! caricom.org/caricom-congra…

Happening Now: Blue Justice Caribbean Hub Regional Launch.

The Blue Justice Initiative is in response to calls for urgent cooperative action to protect food security, marine ecosystems & uphold the law against illegal fishing & fisheries crime in the C’bean.

Meet our speakers:

Minister Floyd Green of #Jamaica during the launch of the Blue Justice Initiative #Caribbean Hub explained that the purpose of this new regional mechanism is “truly about taking back our oceans”. #illegalfishing #fishing

'We are here to create a legacy for our childen.' Minister Sabato Caesar from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines highlighted the importance and urgency of combatting fisheries crime during the launch of the Blue Justice Initiative Caribbean Hub #illegalfishing #fishing

Serious work lies ahead of us, as organized transnational crime in the fisheries economy distorts markets, harms the environment and undermines human rights -
Deputy Director General, Nærings&fiskeridep Olav Norheim at regional launch of #BlueJustice Caribbean Hub.

'A call to action!' Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, H.E. Saboto Caesar speaks live at the @_bluejustice Caribbean Hub launch. Watch the stream on: bluejustice.org

UNDP Norway UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica National Fisheries Authority JA

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Matthew Samuda speaking live at the Blue Justice Initiative Caribbean Hub in Kingston Jamaica. Watch the stream and recording of the event: bluejustice.org
UNDP Norway UNDP Multi Country Office in Jamaica National Fisheries Authority JA

In underscoring the need to address fisheries crime to secure the #BlueEconomy ’s potential, Minister Matthew Samuda said the ocean provides awesome opportunity through right policies & enforcement to secure significant gains for local economies - Blue Justice Caribbean hub launch

Congratulations Minister Matthew Samuda, Jamaica and the region with the launch of the Blue Justice Caribbean Hub. Samuda highlighted that the region needs to look at itself as Large Ocean Nations rather than small island states and its important role in global ocean governance.

We must tackle significant barriers posed by fisheries crime to maximise the potential of the Blue Economy.
Fisheries crimes are not only limited to illegal fishing, but are extended to human trafficking, fraud, corruption, tax crime & many others”. - UNDP Asst Res Rep Ava Whyte- Anderson