Volume 67
Lessons from Samoa for Marine Science and Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States
Authors
Inniss, L. Download PDF Open PDF in BrowserOther Information
Date: November, 2014
Pages: 14 - 15
Event: Proceedings of the Sixty seven Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
City: Christ Church
Country: Barbados
Abstract
The Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was held in Apia, Samoa, in September 2014. The topic of Oceans, Seas and Biodiversity was one of the prominent areas for multi-stakeholder partnership dialogue. The outcome document of the conference is the Small Island Developing States Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway. In addition to the paragraphs under the section on Oceans and Seas in the SAMOA Pathway, the discussions that took place at the conference provide lessons for marine science and management in the Caribbean. We examine some of these lessons in the context of an emerging agenda for sustainable development.