Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (https://www.cijn.org/category/trinidad-and-tobago/)
Trinidad and Tobago is a twin island republic known as the birthplace of steelpan and calypso. The oil-rich nation of Trinidad and Tobago the western world’s highest per capita supplier of ISIS recruits. What would cause so many to leave this tropical paradise for a war zone?
Ten years ago, Trinidad and Tobago’s waters were typically dotted with small boats brimming with bountiful catch as fisherfolk returned to fishing depots in the early morning. Among these fortunate fisherfolk was third-generation fisherman, Andy Williams, who consistently brought in a diverse array of fish such as Snapper, Spanish Mackerel or Kingfish, Cavalli, and Shark. However, Andy revealed within the last decade, “the fish have dropped.”
On a visit to local fishing depots across the islands, other fishermen sang the same song: catches drastically diminished by more than half, leaving local fishermen with measly quotas that barely live up to their former glory. Word Cloud: Most popular words when speaking about Fish Stock in TnT. Future Fishers, a Trinidad-based NGO, conducted a study in 2022 to offer an evidence-based snapshot of Trinidad’s current state of fish stocks along the northeastern coast.