Belize Fisheries Department Boosts Monitoring with New Equipment

The Belize Fisheries Department has acquired essential new equipment: a Toyota Hilux vehicle and eight laptops. The new resources aim to enhance the department’s capacity to monitor fisheries and enforce compliance with national fisheries laws—a critical step in protecting Belize’s marine ecosystems and supporting sustainable fisheries and local livelihoods.

The equipment, valued at BZD $108,633, was funded by the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future through Government Strategic Allocation (GSA) financing. This funding falls under the project “Establishing the Enabling Environment for the Development of a Marine Spatial Plan through Strengthened Governance, Improved Management, and Enhanced Monitoring of Belize’s Coastal and Marine Resources.” The GSA facility is designated to help government agencies meet conservation goals outlined in the Conservation Funding Agreement (CFA) under Belize’s Blue Bond initiative.

Through this investment, the Belize government and its partners continue to push forward with conservation milestones, working to protect the country’s marine resources and promote sustainable development. The Blue Bond Agreement represents Belize’s ongoing commitment to balancing ecological preservation with economic resilience, a goal made more achievable with this targeted investment in the Fisheries Department.

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