In a significant move to transform the marine sector, the Department of Marine Resources St.Kitts and Nevis is gearing up to establish sea moss production exhibition sites over the next fewweeks as a pivotal component of its Transformation Strategy 2024.
This was revealed by the Director of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Mr. Randel Thompson at athe 2024 Work Plan Presentation, hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and MarineResources on Tuesday, 23 January 2024.
He said, “Our plan is aquaculture. Getting into aquaculture and establishing it to a next level, sowe are looking at sea moss production and one of the things that we are looking to do within thefirst quarter of this year is to establish exhibition sites and we will starting between the areas ofOld Road to New Guinea. We want to establish a site there and that site will establish how seamoss production can be done.”
Mr. Thompson also shared that an exhibition site would be set up in Dieppe Bay due to thebenefits that can be derived from the conditions of the sea in that coastal area. He added thatstakeholders will be invited to view the development of the sites to learn about the innovativeand sustainable methods of sea moss farming.
“We would also be inviting stakeholders, young entrepreneurs and fishers to be a part of theprocess so that they can see that sea moss production is a viable way forward that cansupplement their income and become something that they can do full-time”, Thompsonexpressed.
The Director said once the federation harnesses the potential of sea moss through training andresearch conducted at the sea moss production exhibition sites, St. Kitts and Nevis is poised torecord substantial economic growth, and skilled fisher folk can further contribute to a moresustainable and resilient marine sector.
