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Unscramble me if you can aters to be the most overfished in the English-speaking Caribbean. A study conducted by Thompson in 1945 reported the island shelves (North and South) to be overfished by fishers using unmotorized canoes. As a way of increasing the catch he recommended expanding the area fished to include the almost unexploited inshore and offshore banks, which would require motorization. Since then, developments in fishing technology (including motorization and the introduction of SCUBA gear) have resulted in overfishing on the inshore and offshore banks. Government initiatives have led to substantial increases in fishing effort while there is inadequate institutional capacity to plan for, manage and monitor the fishing industry. Jamaica's catch of marine fish has declined from 10.89 million kg (24 million lbs) in 1964 to 7.71 million kg (17 million lbs) in 1980, despite an expansion into new fishing grounds. Not only has overall catch weight declined but so has the average size of fish caught. The species composition of the catch has also declined, towards less favoured varieties and trash fish. The mesh used in fishpots is usually 2.5 cm (1") or3.125 cm (1.25"), which traps fish before they are of age to spawn (juveniles); thatched pots covered with wire mesh used in certain parts of pileup of refuse, debris and fish offal, as well as by occasional offshore and nearshore oil spills. The quality of the water around several recreational beaches is deteriorating due to pollution, mining. The erosion of Jamaica's shoreline may be attributed to several factors. The degradation of coral reefs and mangrove forests have exposed the sandy beaches to increased wave action, and the illegal but common practice of mining sand from beaches has exacerbated the problem. Both recreational and fishing beaches have been fouled by the particularly from human waste, which makes sea bathing unpleasant. Numerous sandy beaches around Jamaica's coastline and on several inshore cays are invaluable to the tourism industry
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Unscramble me if you can aters to be the most overfished in the English-speaking Caribbean. A study conducted by Thompson in 1945 reported the island shelves (North and South) to be overfished by fishers using unmotorized canoes. As a way of increasing the catch he recommended expanding the area fished to include the almost unexploited inshore and offshore banks, which would require motorization. Since then, developments in fishing technology (including motorization and the introduction of SCUBA gear) have resulted in overfishing on the inshore and offshore banks. Government initiatives have led to substantial increases in fishing effort while there is inadequate institutional capacity to plan for, manage and monitor the fishing industry. Jamaica's catch of marine fish has declined from 10.89 million kg (24 million lbs) in 1964 to 7.71 million kg (17 million lbs) in 1980, despite an expansion into new fishing grounds. Not only has overall catch weight declined but so has the average size of fish caught. The species composition of the catch has also declined, towards less favoured varieties and trash fish. The mesh used in fishpots is usually 2.5 cm (1") or3.125 cm (1.25"), which traps fish before they are of age to spawn (juveniles); thatched pots covered with wire mesh used in certain parts of pileup of refuse, debris and fish offal, as well as by occasional offshore and nearshore oil spills. The quality of the water around several recreational beaches is deteriorating due to pollution, mining. The erosion of Jamaica's shoreline may be attributed to several factors. The degradation of coral reefs and mangrove forests have exposed the sandy beaches to increased wave action, and the illegal but common practice of mining sand from beaches has exacerbated the problem. Both recreational and fishing beaches have been fouled by the particularly from human waste, which makes sea bathing unpleasant. Numerous sandy beaches around Jamaica's coastline and on several inshore cays are invaluable to the tourism industry for the enjoyment of local and foreign visitors. This resource is under threat from pollution, erosion and illegal sand
