Quick Facts:

• % Contribution to GDP: 1.93% (2001)
• Fishing Area: EEZ (27,500 km²); Shelf (7,800 km²).
• Fishermen: 1,500 full time, 1,000 part time
• Landing sites: 22 on St. Vincent; 16 on the Grenadines
• Fish Imports: 269 MT/1.4 US $ M (1995)
• Fish Exports: 228 MT/1 US$ M (2000)
• Fish vendors/hawkers: 200
• Fish processors: 2
• Importers: 5
• Exporters: 5

Note:

1. Primary landing sites are near the Kingstown Market (boats are moored or beached at the eastern end of Kingstown Harbour but fish are landed over the seawall at the market site) and at Barroullie centre for blackfish (pilot whale) and porpoise fishing; majority of fishing effort is by seines directed at small coastal pelagics. On the Grenadines significant quantities of fish are sold to trading vessels at sea.