Acknowledgements

This report was produced by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) under the Oceans Economy and Trade Strategy (OETS) project, funded by the United Nations Development Account and implemented by UNCTAD in cooperation with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (DOALOS) of the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations. The report was written by Dr. Shelly-Ann Cox, UNCTAD, DOALOS and Barbados National Fisheries consultant. The document benefited from substantive contributions of the staff of UNCTAD (David Vivas Eugui, Carla Vaca Eyzaguirre and Maria Durleva) and of DOALOS (Francois Bailet, Michele Ameri, and Bingzhuo Li). It also benefited from the comments of Barbados Fisheries Division staff, namely Joyce Leslie, Philip Jackman, Christopher Parker and Colvin Taylor, as well as from Travis Sinckler, Ministry of the Environment, National Beautification and the Blue and Green Economy of Barbados. Laura Moresino-Borini designed the cover and perfomed the desktop publishing.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Life Below Water