Tag: Seychelles
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(Sky News Report) Deep Ocean Live: Climate change is killing the ocean’s coral reefs
Rising sea temperatures are having a devastating impact on the coral reefs surrounding the holiday islands of the Seychelles. ‘Coral gardeners’ are trying to save the reef – but they warn it won’t be enough until the world stops the oceans warming. Sky News was taken to the reefs off Cousin Island – here’s what they saw:…
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4 Seychellois detained, charged for fishing in Mozambique’s waters
(Seychelles News Agency) – The Seychelles’ Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that it is providing consular assistance to four Seychellois men being detained at a prison in Mozambique on charges of illegally fishing in Mozambican waters.
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Seychelles’ plans to advance Blue Economy highlighted at African Union
(Seychelles News Agency) – The Seychelles’ experiences, challenges, achievements and upcoming plans for advancing the Blue Economy were highlighted by the island nation’s Vice President Vincent Meriton at the 32nd summit of the African Union.
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Nekton mission to explore Seychelles’ waters to study Indian Ocean’s ecosystem
(Seychelles News Agency) – The deep ocean around the Seychelles islands will be explored as part of a bigger expedition to study and better understand the Indian Ocean’s ecosystem. The mission led by Nekton Deep Ocean Research Institute is expected to take place in March
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New campaign in Seychelles will raise awareness on the world’s first sovereign blue bond
Seychelles News Agency: A new campaign is to be launched in Seychelles to better inform the public on the world’s first sovereign blue bond, a financial instrument designed to support sustainable marine and fisheries projects.
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Bangladesh, Seychelles, and Cocos (Keeling) Islands have relatively high rates of sea level rise, study says
Danger, Danger! A new study reveals that Seychelles, Bangladesh and Cocos Keeling Islands have high rates of sea level rise. These regions are therefore highly vulnerable to coastal flooding induced by the accelerating sea level rise in future decades, posing significant threats to coastal communities and ecosystems. The findings published in the Journal of Hydrology…
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Press Release: Nature Seychelles launches Coral Reef Restoration Toolkit developed in the Seychelles
[Seychelles, December 10, 2018] The toolkit derives from a ground-breaking large scale coral reef restoration project the NGO has carried out in the Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean off of East Africa. Nature Seychelles, a leading NGO in the Western Indian Ocean, has announced the launch of a coral reef…
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Video: How to transplant corals onto a degraded reef using coral gardening
Nature Seychelles uses the coral gardening method to restore coral reefs affected by bleaching. Jake Letori, one of our Reef Rescuers volunteers illustrates the last stage of the method in this video to demonstrate the coral restoration process happening on Felicite Island, Seychelles: Acroporid and pocilloporid colonies have been growing in a mid-water nursery for…
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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…