Tag: Fisheries
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Today’s the big interview with Dr. Nirmal SHah
This week, Seychelles’ daily newspaper “Today in Seychelles” spoke to Dr. Nirmal Shah, Nature Seychelles’ Chief Executive for its Big Interview. Dr. Shah is a well-known Civil Society leader and change-maker who has 35 years experience working nationally and internationally in various fields including sustainable development, biodiversity conservation, coastal zone management, fisheries, ecotourism, climate change,…
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Seychelles sponsors resolution to bring sea cucumber export under international scrutiny
Three species of commercially exploited sea cucumbers are being proposed to be only traded internationally under special permit. The proposal, co-sponsored by Seychelles the European Union, Kenya, Senegal, and the U.S., will be considered at the 18th Conference of Parties (CoP18) of CITES in Geneva from Aug. 17 to 28. It intends to add Holothuria fuscogilva,…
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Seychelles testing drones to monitor waters for illegal fishing, potentially lowering costs
(Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles Air Force pilots have received initial training to operate drones that will be used to monitor illegal fishing activities in the waters of the island nation.
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Study: Climate change has taken a toll on fisheries globally
Climate change has taken a significant toll on many of the world’s fisheries, and overfishing has magnified the problem, according to a new paper. Ocean warming led to an estimated 4.1% drop in sustainable catches, on average, for many species of fish and shellfish from 1930 to 2010.
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Big row over certification of Indian Ocean Tuna fishery
A row has erupted between the Marine Stewardship Council and environmental & sustainable fishing groups regarding MSC certification of the Echebastar Indian Ocean tuna purse seine fishery. The purse skipjack fishery obtained Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification https://goo.gl/gQGRqj, weeks after an independent adjudicator paved the way for the process to move forward, https://goo.gl/qfWRPT.
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Seychelles News Agency: Fishermen on Seychellois island, Praslin, embrace self-imposed limits to boost fish stock
Seychelles News Agency: An association of local fishermen from Praslin, the second-most populated island in Seychelles, has embraced a project that will help maintain the fish stock at one of the island’s bays, said the chairperson of the association. Darell Green said the project aims to conserve part of the Baie St Anne by limiting fishing activities…
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Artisanal fishermen in Seychelles to benefit from new quay, ice machine
(Seychelles News Agency) – A greater number of fishing vessels will be catered for in Seychelles after phase two of the Providence Artisanal Fisheries Facilitieswas inaugurated on Thursday, September 6th. Phase two of the development, costing approximately $10 million, includes the expansion of 216 metres of quay, ten mooring buoys, a landing shed and a ten-tonne…
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Decade old EU-Seychelles accord gets new lease
Seychelles Nation; 2nd February 2018: The Seychelles and the European Union (EU) have signed and formalised the Agreed Records of the EU-Seychelles Joint meeting. The two-day meeting was conducted on January 31st and February 1st wherein representatives from the European Commission and those from the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) met to discuss the agreement which allows…
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New measures installed to monitor lower limits of yellowfin tuna for Seychelles-flagged vessels
Seychelles News Agency; 18 January 2018, by Betymie Bonnelame: New measures have been put in place to ensure that Seychelles-flagged purse seiner vessels don’t surpass their allocated limit of 2,555 metric tonnes of yellowfin tuna.
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New measures will regulate sea cucumber catch in Seychelles
Seychelles News Agency; December 27, 2017 by: Betymie Bonnelame New measures will be put in place this year to regulate the collection of three types of commercial sea cucumber species in the waters of Seychelles.