Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism

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intergovernmental organization regional fisheries body

The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism is an intergovernmental organization that coordinates and promotes sustainable fisheries management and development among Caribbean states.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism	1
Caribbean Fisheries Forum	1
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T937721 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
Context triple: [Caribbean Community, hasSubOrganization, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism]

A. Caribbean Community Secretariat
The Caribbean Community Secretariat is the principal administrative and coordinating body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), responsible for implementing regional decisions and supporting integration among member states.
B. Caribbean Development Bank
The Caribbean Development Bank is a regional financial institution that provides development financing and technical assistance to Caribbean countries to promote economic growth and reduce poverty.
C. OECS
OECS is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration, policy coordination, and shared services among Eastern Caribbean states and territories.
D. Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States is a regional organization that promotes cooperation, integration, and sustainable development among Caribbean and neighboring Latin American countries.
E. Sargasso Sea Commission
The Sargasso Sea Commission is an international body established to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the Sargasso Sea’s unique high seas ecosystem through science-based policy and cooperative governance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
Target entity description: The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism is an intergovernmental organization that coordinates and promotes sustainable fisheries management and development among Caribbean states.

A. Caribbean Community Secretariat
The Caribbean Community Secretariat is the principal administrative and coordinating body of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), responsible for implementing regional decisions and supporting integration among member states.
B. Caribbean Development Bank
The Caribbean Development Bank is a regional financial institution that provides development financing and technical assistance to Caribbean countries to promote economic growth and reduce poverty.
C. OECS
OECS is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration, policy coordination, and shared services among Eastern Caribbean states and territories.
D. Association of Caribbean States
The Association of Caribbean States is a regional organization that promotes cooperation, integration, and sustainable development among Caribbean and neighboring Latin American countries.
E. Sargasso Sea Commission
The Sargasso Sea Commission is an international body established to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the Sargasso Sea’s unique high seas ecosystem through science-based policy and cooperative governance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intergovernmental organization ⓘ regional fisheries body ⓘ
abbreviation	CRFM ⓘ
cooperatesWith	Caribbean Regional Fisheries Forum ⓘ FAO ⓘ linked to: Food and Agriculture Organization Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ linked to: Food and Agriculture Organization OECS ⓘ Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States ⓘ linked to: OECS WECAFC ⓘ Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission ⓘ
focusesOn	IUU fishing ⓘ aquaculture ⓘ climate change impacts on fisheries ⓘ fish trade and market access ⓘ fisheries data collection ⓘ fisheries governance ⓘ fisheries monitoring control and surveillance ⓘ fisheries research ⓘ food security ⓘ illegal unreported and unregulated fishing ⓘ livelihoods of fishing communities ⓘ marine fisheries ⓘ small-scale fisheries ⓘ
followsPrinciple	ecosystem approach to fisheries ⓘ precautionary approach to fisheries management ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation	Belize City, Belize ⓘ linked to: Belize City
hasLegalBasis	Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism ⓘ linked to: Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
hasMember	Antigua and Barbuda ⓘ Bahamas ⓘ Barbados ⓘ Belize ⓘ Belize City-based CARICOM states with marine fisheries interests ⓘ Dominica ⓘ Grenada ⓘ Guyana ⓘ linked to: British Guiana Haiti ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ Montserrat ⓘ Saint Kitts and Nevis ⓘ Saint Lucia ⓘ Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ⓘ Suriname ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage	English ⓘ
hasOrgan	CRFM Secretariat ⓘ Caribbean Fisheries Forum ⓘ linked to: Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism Ministerial Council of the CRFM ⓘ
hasPurpose	fisheries development ⓘ regional cooperation in fisheries ⓘ sustainable fisheries management ⓘ
memberOf	Caribbean Community institutional framework ⓘ
operatesInRegion	CARICOM region ⓘ Caribbean ⓘ
parentOrganization	CARICOM ⓘ linked to: Caribbean Community Caribbean Community ⓘ
website	https://www.crfm.int/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caribbean Community → hasSubOrganization → Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism ⓘ

Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism → hasLegalBasis → Agreement Establishing the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism ⓘ

linked to: Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism

Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism → hasOrgan → Caribbean Fisheries Forum ⓘ