Tag: Seychelles
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Seychelles Coast Guard gains new powers to fight illegal activity
(Seychelles News Agency) – The Seychelles Coast Guard has new powers to fight illegal activity in the island nation’s waters after a new law came into force. President Danny Faure assented to the Defence (Amendment) Act last Tuesday after it was approved by the National Assembly.
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Sri Lankan illegal fishing vessel is the first to be intercepted in 2020
A Sri Lankan registered fishing boat has been intercepted by the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) on suspicion of fishing illegally in the Seychelles Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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Mahe Plateau Trap and Fishery Co-Management Plan endorsed
The Mahe Plateau Trap and Fishery Co-Management Plan has been endorsed by the Minister of Fisheries and has been gazette. This is the first time the plan such a plan has been put in place, Today in Seychelles reports in article dated February 14th 2020. The article says that an implementation committee is to be…
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Today in Seychelles: Overfishing a looming concern
Nature Seychelles’ Chief Executive Dr. Nirmal Shah has said that overfishing in Seychelles is a “serious problem” and that “political and social will have to be mobilized quickly” to address it.
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The last decade was earth’s hottest in recorded history
Earth temperatures soared in the decade that just ended according to local and global reports, with 2019 being the second hottest year after 2016.
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BBC News: Is ‘super coral’ the key to saving the world’s reefs?
Watch BBC News coverage of our Reef Rescuers project. Started nearly 10 years ago, the coral reef restoration project, Nature Seychelles’ Reef Rescuers project uses the coral gardening method for coral reef restoration. First, corals are grown in underwater nurseries until they reach a size that is suitable for transplantation. Then, the nursery-grown corals are transplanted onto…
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Seychelles Nation: Seychelles chosen as the ideal place for stratospheric balloon launch
(Seychelles Nation):The Seychelles International Airport has been chosen as the ideal place for the launch of stratospheric balloons in a research project being undertaken by the National Centre for Space (CNES) based in France in collaboration with the Seychelles Meteorological Authority.
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Seychelles signs 4 more legal acts designed to prevent maritime pollution by ships
(Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles has shown its commitment to protecting the island nation’s marine environment after signing for four more legal acts of an international convention for the prevention of maritime pollution (MARPOL), a top government official said Thursday.
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Fish Aggregating Devices – a potential threat to sustainable fisheries in the Seychelles
Fish aggregating devices are objects placed on the ocean surface to attract tuna to make it easier for fishermen to fish. The Fish Guard Initiative interviewed Keith André to find out how it’s harming the traditional Seychelles fishing industry.
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Fishermen on Seychellois island voluntarily close down fishing zones in a bid to protect stock
(Seychelles News Agency) – An area around the main harbour of Seychelles’ Praslin island, the nation’s second-most populated island, has been demarcated as a voluntary fisheries closure zone in a bid to help maintain the fish stock. The project, an initiative of the Praslin Fishing Association, aims to conserve part of the Baie St Anne…