Ann Frith Cartwright DeCouto (c. 1941 – c. 1 July 2016) was a Bermudian politician, lawyer and a member of the former United Bermuda Party (UBP).
In 1990, she enforced a ban on fishing with fishpots in Bermudian waters, a move which was highly unpopular at the time.
[1] However, Cartwright DeCouto's ban on the fishpots is now widely credited with reviving Bermuda's fish stocks.
Cartwright DeCouto oversaw Bermuda's first response to the emerging AIDS and HIV epidemic.
In 1990, she enforced a ban on fishpots in Bermuda, despite widespread opposition from the island's fishing and political sectors.
[3] However, Cartwright DeCouto's ban on fishpots is now widely credited with successfully reviving Bermuda's fish populations.