KINGSTOWN - Under a Euro 30 million project
funded by the European Union (EU) for projects to improve sustainable
and equitable management of fisheries and aquaculture in Africa
Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States, fisheries officials from CARIFORUM
States are receiving training in the use of modern, cutting-edge,
information and communication technology tools in their daily
activities.

"The enhanced use of these modern communication and
information sharing tools, such as video-conferencing, social
networking, tools for online collaborative document preparation and
editing,  can result in significant cost savings, increased productivity
and outputs, as well as boost the earnings and income of fishers, and
improve competitiveness and profitability within the fisheries and
aquaculture sector," said Milton Haughton, Executive Director, of the
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM...