Fifteen Officers from the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) have been trained to instruct local fish farmers and fisherfolk on the use of an agro-meteorological application that is capable of providing early warnings about climate changes. Speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’, Senior Aquaculture Extension Officer in the Aquaculture Division of the NFA, Leanne Morris Bennett, said the training was...

Entrepreneur, Sasha-Kay Gooden-Petrie, is the winner of the National Fisheries Authority’s (NFA) inaugural ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ cooking competition. Mrs. Gooden-Petrie, whose coconut callaloo steamed tilapia and bammy bites wowed the judges, was presented with her prizes during the Eat Jamaican Day Expo at Devon House in Kingston on November 25. These included, among other things, $100,000 from main sponsor,...

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is inviting Jamaicans to experience the ‘Many Moods of Tilapia’ on the grounds of Devon House on Friday, November 25. The tilapia cook-off, which will start at 10:00 a.m., will showcase the best of 21 entries from 16 contestants. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Senior Aquaculture Extension Officer in the Aquaculture Branch of...

Chief Executive Officer, National Fisheries Authority (NFA), Dr. Gavin Bellamy (right) and World Bank Senior Country Officer, Karlene Francis (second right), look on as Project Manager, Selena Ledgister, points out information coming out of a five-day workshop under the Promoting Community-Based Climate Resilience in the Fisheries Sector project. Occasion was the closing ceremony held on November 18 at the Medallion...

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) has chosen a name for the soon-to-be implemented online fisheries licensing and registration system, following a naming competition among its staff. The system will be called IrieFINS – Jamaica’s fisheries and aquaculture information system. Winner of the competition is Licensing and Registration Clerk, Yonique Gordon, who walked away with the top prize of $25,000. Describing...

The National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is saluting stakeholders in the island’s Fisheries sector on World Fisheries Day (Monday, November 21), for their role in strengthening the country’s food security. Senior Aquaculture Extension Officer in the Aquaculture Division of the NFA, Leanne Morris Bennett, said the global observance aims to recognise the importance of fisheries and aquaculture. “These are our fish...

The Oracabessa Bay Fish Sanctuary in St. Mary is benefiting from enhanced protection and monitoring, through nature-based and scientific innovations under the Oracabessa Marine Trust Reef Restoration Project. The project, which began in 2013 to primarily protect corals from bleaching and other forms of degradation, also aims to restore the Diadema Sea Urchin, after a mass die-off of the animal...