There are about 30 landing sites around the island.  These are categorised as primary (markets), secondary (sheds) and tertiary (beaches) based on the type of physical infrastructure present.

There are eight primary landing sites and these are characterized by market buildings and other facilities such as chill or cold storage, ice, lockers, haul-out area. The majority of fish catches are landed at the the two largest markets - the Bridgetown Fisheries Complex (opened in 1989) and the Berinda Cox Fish Market at the Oistins Fisheries Complex (opened in 1983). Bridgetown has a fishing harbour and Oistins a jetty. Fish tolls, catch, effort and price statistics, are collected at the fish markets which are all managed by the Markets Division.

The six secondary sites are characterized by sheds and slabs for cutting fish. Caretakers employed by the Fisheries Division are employed to clean the premises and collect catch and effort statistics.

Many secondary landing sites have been converted to markets in recent years. These are, The Millie Ifill Fish Market at Weston, upgraded in 1997; Consett Bay, Skeetes Bay and Tent Bay upgraded in 2001; and Paynes Bay, upgraded in 2002. The Market at Speightstown was rebuilt in 2006.

There are also over 16 beach and bay areas or tertiary sites, without physical infrastructure, where boats are moored or beached and fish landed. Some sites have data collectors visiting regularly or employed continuously. 

Pictures of fish landing sites and fishing vessels can be downloaded in this PDF document. pictures_of_landing_sites_and_boats.pdf

PRIMARY LANDING SITES

The primary fish landing sites, listed counter-clockwise from the north of the island, are:

• The Speightstown Fish Market, St. Peter
• The Millie Ifill Fish Market, St. James
• The Paynes Bay Fish Market, St. James
• The Bridgetown Fisheries Complex, St. Michael
• The Berinda Cox Fish Market at the Oistins Fisheries Complex, Christ Church
• The Skeetes Bay Fish Market, St. Philip
• The Consett Bay Fish Market,  St. John
• The Tent Bay Fish Market, St. Joseph

SECONDARY LANDING SITES

The secondary fish landing sites are:

• Half Moon Fort, St Lucy
• Six Men's Bay, St Peter*
• Fitts Village, St James
• Pile Bay, St. Michael
• The Shallow Draught /"Sand Pit", St Michael.
• Martins Bay, St. John

TERTIARY LANDING SITES

The tertiary fish landing sites are:

• Stroud Bay, St Lucy
• Road View Beach, St Peter
• Whitehead Trees, St. Peter
• Cholera Bay / Cobbler's Cove, St James
• Lower Carlton, St James
• Mt Standfast /The Garden, St James
• Holetown, St James
• "Brooklyn Beach" /Paynes Bay North, St James
• Prospect, St James
• Bay St. Esplanade, St Michael
• Burkes Beach, St Michael
• Worthing, Christ Church
• St Lawrence, Christ Church
• Silver Sands, Christ Church
• Foul Bay, St Philip
• Long Bay, St Philip

Trends in fish catches in Barbados.

For the ten year period 1993 - 2002 

 Mean catch composition by weight (1993 - 2002).

Seasonal trends in landings of flyingfish, dolphinfish and wahoo, expressed as percentage of mean annual landings. (1993 - 2002)

 

Seasonal trends in landings of large pelagics expressed as percentage of mean annual landings. (1993 - 2002)

 

 

Seasonal trends in landings of key reef fishes expressed as percentage of mean annual landings. (1993 - 2002)

 

For the ten year period  2000 to 2010

Mean catch composition by weight (2000 - 2010).

 

Seasonal trends in landings of flyingfish, dolphinfish wahoo and shark, expressed as percentage of mean annual landings. (2000 - 2010)

 

Seasonal trends in landings of large pelagics expressed as percentage of mean annual landings. (2000 - 2010)

 

Seasonal trends in landings of key reef fishes expressed as percentage of mean annual landings. (2000 - 2010)

You may also be interested in the following pages related to the Barbados fishing industry:

GENERAL INFORMATION	REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Fisheries Division	Fisheries Registration and Application Forms
Fisheries Division Contact Information	Fishery Worker Registration
Overview of Barbadian Fisheries	Commercial Fishing Vessel Registration
Fisheries Division Legal Authority	Fishing Vessel Inspection Types
Barbadian Fishing Vessels	Commercial Fishing Vessel Inspection
Fisheries Publications	Fisheries Division Vessel Inspection Schedule
Fisheries Marketing and Statistics	Tractor Service
Fisheries Benchmark Events - History
Fishing Methods and Gear

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