Reports from the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) suggest that the sustainability of fisheries in the Caribbean Sea is in jeopardy and that precautionary management is critical. Coastal fish stocks depletion has been worsened by the threats of ocean acidification and pollution associated with both marine and land based activities. Today, these problems are compounded by climate change.
In effect, the livelihoods of communities, national economies and the biodiversity of the ecosystems of the Caribbean Sea are threatened.