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Table 17.1
An example of a vision session output – the vision for ecosystem based management for the continental shelf shrimp and ground fi sh fi sheries in
the Wider Caribbean
FOCUS QUESTION: What do you see in place in 10 years time when EBM/EAF has become a reality in the Caribbean?
Improved quality of life
Effective inclusive
governance systems
Restored and maintained
ecosystem integrity
Effective institutional
networks
Value ecosystem assets An engaged public
Secured livelihoodshappy faced
Improved quality of life
for stakeholders
Healthy use of the
ecosystem that
bene fi ts all users
Balanced usage of
freshwater including
the coastal zone
Sustainable bene fi ts
from ecosystem
goods and services
Harmonized inclusive
policy on EBM
Harmonized governance
Subsidiarity in decisionmaking and
management
Well developed legal
framework
Adequate enforcement
measures
Wider Caribbean
coordinating body
established
Native marine biota very
close to natural numbers
Ecosystem integrity being
maintained
Quantify habitats under
extinction risk
Climate change mitigation
and adaptation measures
Capacity in place to
deliver EAF/EBM
A well managed
co-coordinated
ecosystem
Improved trans-boundary
linkages/information
sharing
Ecosystem recognized
and treated as
natural and
regional assets
Informed educated
citizens
Public awareness
of the concept