Making Waves - Documenting Local Fishing Practice in St. Kitts

The Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, implemented a project with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to enhance the resilience of small-scale fisheries in the Eastern Caribbean. The project titled “Climate Change and Poverty Nexus for Enhancing Resilient Fisheries Livelihoods and Food Security in Barbados, Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis” is seeking to identify and build awareness of responsible fisheries practices to achieve sustainability and reduce poverty, food insecurity and vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters through an

analysis of small-scale fisheries value chains in Barbados, Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis.

A component of this Project involved the development of a Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI), which is a tool used to measure the proportion of people in a given population who experience multiple deprivations (i.e. the incidence of poverty), as well as the intensity of such deprivations (i.e. the average deprivation score experienced by poor people), at the household or individual levels. Fisheries sectors across the region, which are already characterised by a high prevalence of vulnerable and poor income households are being further threatened by the effects of climate change.

The objective of the project is to identify and build awareness of responsible fishing practices to achieve sustainability and reduce poverty, food insecurity and vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters through conducting an analysis of small-scale fisheries value chains in Barbados, Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis.

Execution Strategy

Given the NEXUS project spans across four Caribbean countries, production crews were deployed to assist with the creation of the videos. In person interviews with fishers and local b-roll were captured of each island’s visuals and character of place to project the videos authenticity. Production crews consisting of director and videographer supported by sound and grip professionals. A postproduction team consisting of a general editor, after effects editor, audio specialist, sound designer and colorist were commissioned to ensure the quality of each video demonstrates the quality standards of the Centre for Resources Management and Environmental Studies.