Saint Vincent and the Grenadines advances seafood safety and export readiness

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is advancing efforts to improve seafood safety, quality inspection, and export readiness through the Unleashing the Blue Economy of the Caribbean (UBEC) Project. Following a series of consultations led by seafood sanitary consultant Helder DaSilva, a Five-Year Seafood Sanitary and Inspection Services Development Plan is being developed.

The initiative aims to modernize seafood safety and quality standards to meet the requirements for accessing international markets, including the European market. The plan covers critical areas such as sanitary controls, legislation, inspection capacity, laboratory services, and fishing operations.