ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

monitoring by Caribbean fishery authorities. ” I would like to express gratitude to all those persons who supported the implementation of this project. In particular I would like to thank the fisherfolk, the other “key informants, ” and the communities of Cane Vale, Welches, Ashby Land and Scarborough, for their time and knowledge during the field work. The staff of Fisheries Division who supported data collection, input and analysis, without their assistance this report would not have been completed. I would like to express gratitude to NOAA, for their financing of the project and CERMES for the technical and administrative support. ii