The mahi-mahi value chain in the Dominican Republic : summary report

Abstract

Mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), dolphinfish or, as it is known locally, dorado, is a fisheries resource of high economic interest. It is an important source of employment and income for the coastal communities of the Dominican Republic that process and trade it. Mahi-mahi is regularly consumed by the country’s population and is also in high demand in restaurants and hotels that cater to foreign visitors. FISH4ACP is an initiative of the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) that supports the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture value chains (VCs). FISH4ACP contributes to food and nutrition security, economic prosperity and job creation, ensuring the economic, social and environmental sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing the FISH4ACP project with financial support from the European Union and Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).