This section provides information on the FIP's workforce. Understanding the makeup of a FIP’s fisher workforce is critical to supporting meaningful and inclusive implementation of both environmental and social work across the FIP, including the HRSR Policy. Detailed workforce information enables the design of targeted actions, fosters more inclusive engagement strategies, and allows for better tracking of key workforce changes over time—ensuring that efforts to improve both environmental outcomes and working conditions are responsive to the realities of the people who make the fishery function. For guidance and definitions regarding the information solicited, please refer to the Workforce Characteristics & Definitions document.
Workforce Characteristics
Workforce Characteristics
Number of Large Vessels
0
Number of Small Vessels
500
Maximum Trip Duration
10 days
Number of Fishers
3308
Number of Migrant or Guest Workers
0
Fisher Nationalities
Belize
Language Spoken by Fishers
Belizean Creole, English, Spanish
Gender Makeup
Additional Fisher Info
Fishers in the FIP are self-employed/independent
Fishers are paid based on a share of the catch
Fishers are members of/organized into a co-op or fishing association