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Wollongong, ranked among Aus-
tralia’s top ten universities -- is
intended to address the conserva-
tion and protection of living marine
resources and biodiversity; moni-
toring and surveillance; as well as
measures to curb illegal, unregu-
lated, and unreported (IUU) fish-
ing.
“This is a great training opportunity
for CRFM member states, and we
are grateful for the valued contri-
butions which Australia continues
to make to help advance fisheries
management and development
across the CARICOM region. The
CRFM appreciates this sustained
support,” said Milton Haughton,
CRFM Executive Director.
The Department of Foreign Af-
fairs and Trade (DFAT), the Austra-
lian government institution that is
funding the training, awarded Aus-
tralian Awards Fellowship to nomi-
nees who were selected from
ten CRFM member states. It is
expected that, when the training
concludes on October 15, they will
partner with relevant stakeholders
to help improve frameworks and
cooperative agreements at home
and across the wider Caribbean,
to achieve sustainable fisheries,
which would, in turn, mean more
dollars for the fishing industry and
improved socio-economic condi-
tions in beneficiary states.
