Actually foreign nationals were proposed to be utilized to transfer knowledge and work ethic in the 2019 program at NTA. The Coalition initiated and coordinated the very first effort in 2016 to train young Bahamians to fill the void of the lack of skilled labour in the industry. The program was endorsed by Minister Alfred Gray and the coalition along with Mr. Peter Gilcud, recruited, developed the curriculum and sponsored the training of some 100 young Bahamians. The program included a commitment to pay young interns a daily allowance. This government changed and this program was never fully completed. The Coalition also supported the second efforts in 2019 by the Ministry of Fisheries, working with the NTA to again train young people in the industry, this effort also did not result in producing persons that were considered properly trained. The Coalition has not lost hope and are developing a plan to submit to Government to make this program successful with a slightly different approach. All Bahamian Fishermen that operate the larger boats would admit there is a lack of skilled persons, but none except the Coalition have demonstrated their commitment by actually trying and assisting to recruiting and train young Bahamians in 2016 and 2019. If you are aware of qualified divers/ Fishermen that are available please advise.

The Coalition initiated and coordinated the very first effort in 2016 to train young Bahamians to fill the void of the lack of skilled labour in the industry. The program was endorsed by Minister Alfred Gray and the coalition along with Mr. Peter Gilcud, recruited, developed the curriculum and sponsored the training of some 100 young Bahamians. The program included a commitment to pay young interns a daily allowance. This government changed and this program was never fully completed. The Coalition also supported the second efforts in 2019 by the Ministry of Fisheries, working with the NTA to again train young people in the industry, this effort also did not result in producing persons that were considered properly trained. The Coalition has not lost hope and are developing a plan to submit to Government to make this program successful with a slightly different approach. All Bahamian Fishermen that operate the larger boats would admit there is a lack of skilled persons, but none except the Coalition have demonstrated their commitment by actually trying and assisting to recruiting and train young Bahamians in 2016 and 2019. If you are aware of qualified divers/ Fishermen that are available please advise.

Not sure where and when you would have seen these but all these activities are against the law. You should have reported this to the proper authorities .Perhaps you are speaking about illegal poaching, which no "right thinking" person in an industry that one relies on to feed ones family, would condone.
All these activities are illegal and has nothing to do with Bahamian owned vessels, licensed to fish in Bahamian waters, that adhere to all The Bahamas rules and regulation.
Just fyi, The Coalition initiated and coordinated the very first effort in 2016 to train young Bahamians to fill the void of the lack of skilled labour in the industry. The program was endorsed by Minister Alfred Gray and the coalition along with Mr. Peter Gilcud, recruited, developed the curriculum and sponsored the training of some 100 young Bahamians. The program included a commitment to pay young interns a daily allowance.
This government changed and this program was never fully completed.
The Coalition also supported the second efforts in 2019 by the Ministry of Fisheries, working with the NTA to again train young people in the industry, this effort also did not result in producing persons that were considered properly trained.
The Coalition has not lost hope and are developing a plan to submit to Government to make this program successful with a slightly different approach.
All Bahamian Fishermen that operate the larger boats would admit there is a lack of skilled persons, but none except the Coalition have demonstrated their commitment by actually trying and assisting to recruiting and train young Bahamians in 2016 and 2019.
If you are aware of qualified divers/ Fishermen that are available please advise.

The Coalition has on both occasions worked with the NTA and the Ministry to develope, recruit , train , participate and sponsored up to $50 per day for any student that completed the progam in 2016. Also,in 2019,during the latest effort by the Ministry, Coalition members met with the Minister and committed to repeating the same efforts. In fact the the 2019 training effort was a carbon copy of the 2016 Training Program developed and coordianated by members of the Coalition and Mr. Peter Guilcud.
The Coalition has as its members fishermen and boat owners as well as persons in the wholesale and retail market.