National reports presented at the fifth regional workshop on the assessment and management of Caribbean Spiny Lobster. Mexico, 19-29/09/06 (report N° 826)

This document reports on the fifth in a series of regional workshops organized by the FAO Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) in cooperation with various regional institutions. The goal of each workshop was to build on the information based on the previous workshop. The fifth Regional Workshop comprised two meetings: the scientific meeting which reviewed and updated the status of the Caribbean spiny lobster at national, subregional and regional levels, the management meeting reviewed the conclusions and recommendations of the scientific meeting and agreed on strategies to ensure optimal and sustainable use of the resource.