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Lionfish : Key Stakeholders
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If you consider yourself a key stakeholder and wish to be added, provide your information via the
Barbados Lionfish Stakeholder Survey
The Barbados lionfish response plan identified the following stakeholder groups
This list of stakeholders groups was compliled from the original lionfish invasion response and highlights the agencies who have the ability to impact the mitigation efforts or are directly effected by the prersense of lionfish in our region.
Stakeholder groups |
Stakeholders |
The Cabinet of Barbados |
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Technical personnel and agencies directly involved in marine research and management (Governmental and Non-governmental) |
• Fisheries Division (FD)
• Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU)
• University of the West Indies (CERMES and BSTP)
• Natural Heritage Department (NHD)
• Barbados Marine Trust
• Folkestone Marine Park |
Persons in the fishing and tourism sectors who depend wholly or in part on reef services for their livelihoods |
• Professional Dive Operators
• Fishers
• Fish vendors and processors
• Barbados National Union of Fisherfolk Organisations (BARNUFO)
• Water sports (especially diving and glass bottom boat) operators
• Association of water sports operators
• Atlantis Submarines
• Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA)
• Barbados Hotel Tourism Association (BHTA)
• Hotel owners and managers |
Healthcare professionals |
• Ministry of Health
• Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners
• Barbados Nurses Association
• Doctors
• Nurses
• Emergency Medical Technicians |
Associated agencies in the context of marine monitoring and management |
• Marine Police
• Coast Guard
• NCC lifeguard and ranger service |
Recreational resource users |
• Barbados Amateur Divers Association (BADASS)
• Recreational divers
• The general public |