PR – As part of the UK government’s Sustainable Blue Economies (SBE) technical assistance platform in the Caribbean, a team from the UK’s Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science (Cefas) undertook an in-country visit to Grenada between 4-12 October 2025.
Delivered through the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Secretariat and in collaboration with Grenada Fisheries Division, the visit focused on the Caribbean Ocean and Aquaculture Sustainability Facility (COAST) fisheries insurance to explore how insurance can contribute towards resilience building in the sector and building back better after natural disasters.
COAST insurance paid out just over US$1m in Grenada after Hurricane Beryl, and formed part of a record US$55m payout under CCRIF. The UK is a founding contributor to CCRIF and a supporter of newer and sector specific products that expand resilience.
The delegation included Cefas’ Marine Climate Change Scientists Dr Townhill and Prof. Pinnegar, who met with officials in the Ministries of Finance and Economic Development (Fisheries), as well as talking with a range of fisherfolk and stakeholders through visits to Gouyave and Carriacou. Lessons learnt from experiences of Hurricane Beryl and building back will help increase resilience to climate change within Grenada and wider regional fisheries and aquaculture industries.
This visit builds on broader UK support for Grenada’s blue economy and complements prior UK support delivered through Compete Caribbean and in collaboration with Grenada Fisheries Division, for GNExTT (Grenada national Export Traceability Technology Inc.) cluster support to fishing cooperatives in the same communities of Gouyave and Carriacou.
Resident British Commissioner to Grenada, Victor Clark said: “Investing in the resilience and sustainability of fishing communities provides livelihoods, while protecting shared oceans and the ecological balance of Grenada.”
