Tag: Seychelles
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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…
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IUCN Congress Newsletter: Remaining ocean champions, not victims
Cousin Island Special Reserve was the island famously bought for conservation by BirdLife International in 1968, and it is now managed by Nature Seychelles. I visited the island at the beginning of the year to inspect catastrophic coastal erosion that had occurred, and it was the first time I had seen anything like it since…
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Seychelles Nation: Review of Beach Control Act for better management of our beaches
(Seychelles Nation) The beach is of paramount importance as it is the most important unique selling point of Seychelles. All agencies should play their roles and there should be better coordination between all stakeholders to make a difference in terms of beach management. This was said by the Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Didier…
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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.