Tag: EEZ
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UK hands over vital hydrographic data to Seychelles
In a major step towards enhancing maritime safety and development, the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) has officially handed over a significant amount of hydrographic data to the Seychelles government. The data, gathered through an extensive survey conducted last year around Mahe, Praslin, La Digue and the key routes between the islands, is part of…
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Seychelles approves expansion of territorial waters by nearly 15,000 square kilometres
(Seychelles News Agency) – The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the incorporation of the extended continental shelf of the Northern plateau region under the Seychelles’ jurisdiction. The Seychelles’ territorial waters were extended by over 14,840 square kilometres, a territory about 92 times the size of the main of Mahe, by a UN Body in 2018. The Northern…
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Today in Seychelles: The Big Interview with Dr. Nirmal Shah “We will basically be pirates in our own waters”
Dr. Shah sounds the alarm on distant water fishing nations attempting, what some have called, a new form of colonisation by claiming that 85 per cent of all future tuna catch in our exclusive economic zone should be theirs based on their history of fishing in our waters. He led the Seychelles delegation, which included…
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New coastal radar system means better safeguards for Seychelles, official says
(Seychelles News Agency: 22 March 2016) – Seychelles is now better able to safeguard its waters with the installation of a coastal surveillance radar system officially inaugurated on Monday, the minister of foreign affairs said. The project has been implemented with the support of the Indian government.