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Jamaica seafood suuply can’t meet local demand

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By SeafoodSource staff
28 January, 2013 - Rainforest Seafoods last Friday opened a brand new state-of-the-art facility at Slipe Road, Kingston.

Head of the organization, Ernest Grant, however pointed out that the 30,000-square-foot facility would want to support the local fishing industry, but the standard is low to support the demand.

“We will have to support the local industry as much as they can provide for us. The truth is, the market is just not as sufficient enough for us, so we have to import most of our seafood,” he said.

“We just have to face the reality the Jamaica’s fish stock is very low and the industry is not perfected and regulated as some other countries to satisfy the demands of some of our customers,” he added.

Grant, however, said his company has been in dialogue with the relevant authorities to improve the status of the Jamaican fish market.

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