Category: Latest News
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SFA sets bar higher on semi-industrial fishing licences requirements
(Seychelles Nation 22.4.21) To better accomplish its mission which is ensure optimal use of the fisheries resources for the benefit of the Seychellois people through sustainable management, the Seychelles Fishing Authority has come up with new guidelines which will better administer the practice of semi-industrial fishing locally.
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Red flag: Predatory European ships help push Indian Ocean tuna to the brink
(Mongabay 8.4.2021 ) The yellowfin tuna stock is teetering on the verge of collapse. A plan to stop overfishing and restore it has failed. This March talks on the issue ended in a stalemate. The EU wants other members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the intergovernmental agency charged with managing tuna fisheries in the region,…
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How much tuna? Seychelles, IOTC meets on sustainability of vital industry
(Seychelles News Agency) Seychelles joined 30 other member countries of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in a special weeklong session that began Monday to discuss the sustainability of fishing yellowfin tuna and to address deficiencies in the harvest control rule for skipjack tuna.
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Tuna, FADs, and Red Herrings
A Fish Aggregating Device or FAD was found recently on the reef of the Cousin Island Special Reserve, which is a highly protected, no-take reserve. This was found when the staff were retrieving temperature loggers in the marine protected area. This is not the first time that FADS from the tuna purse seining fleet have…
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Keep calm, we are saving corals!
It’s been 10 years since Nature Seychelles made a splash in the local waters with the launch of its ground-breaking and game-changing Reef Rescuers project. Based on Praslin Island and working in the Cousin Island Special Reserve, the project sought to restore coral reefs damaged by climate change-induced coral bleaching. The herculean task was met…
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Suspected Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) the cause of dead fish washing up on beach in Praslin
The media has reported the presence of about one hundred dead fish on the Anse Lazio Beach, Praslin suspected to be from a harmful algal bloom (HAB). The dead fish collected from the beach by the authorities were reported to be the species that are caught by artisanal fishers with fish traps.
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Legal Loophole Opens $10 Billion Compensation Claim For Mauritius Oil Spill
This is a continuing series of incredible articles by Nishan Degnarain published by Forbes on the Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius. This one is about the legal ramifications and the massive effort of the maritime industry to avoid responsibility and limit its liabilities and the awful and obstructive behaviour of a UN agency – the IMO – which is revealed to be not…
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Sleeping with the enemy – if we don’t learn to live with climate change we are doomed!
By Nirmal Jivan Shah of Nature Seychelles and TOF Advisory Board Member It is the biggest story of our lifetime – a tale of epic proportions. The plot up to now: How is climate change affecting us and how do we cope? There is no debate in counties like Seychelles that climate change is happening.…
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Seychelles leverages data to establish block chain technology system in fisheries exports
(Seychelles Nation) The Republic of Seychelles’ government and UK-based blockchain specialists Chainvine have entered into a strategic partnership to develop a platform aimed at improving efficiencies when exporting fish, the country’s largest export product.
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Seychelles Nation: Decision to ban export of Red Snapper revised
(Seychelles Nation): With the drastic reduction in demand for Red Snapper on the local market as a result of the downturn of the tourism industry, the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has revised the decision to ban the commercial exportation of the well-sought-after fish, to the advantage of artisanal fishermen. The decision to ban the commercial…