by Bibiana | Jun 17, 2022 | News
After two decades of dialogue, trade ministers from 164 countries broke today a last-minute deal on fisheries subsidies. Despite India’s blocking pressures, which threatened to derail the multilateral agreement, WTO managed to sign a historic treaty to curb...
by Bibiana | Jun 10, 2022 | News
Fishing must regain its place as an essential and respected activity for the society. Environmental protection requirements must integrate but not overrule fisheries policies. Today, the European Commission organized a stakeholder event to take stock of the current EU...
by Bibiana | May 31, 2022 | News
On May 19th 2022, OPAGAC and ORTHONGEL launched a joint net recycling project with BRIKOLE Ltd, a new local start-up managed by the NGO Sustainability for Seychelles. Photo credit: Seychelles News Agency The Seychellean Department of Blue Economy has been...
by Bibiana | May 26, 2022 | News
Blue sharks are sustainably managed by international fisheries management bodies (RFMOs) and protected thanks to strong fins-attached policies and catch documentation schemes. • Blue sharks harvested by Europeans are in healthy conditions across the oceans and are not...
by Bibiana | May 24, 2022 | News
Out of the 9 topics discussed, 4 resolutions were adopted during the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting that took place in Seychelles from May 16th to 20th. The 26th session of IOTC adopted a management procedure for bigeye tuna that will allow for the first...
by Bibiana | May 18, 2022 | News
The so-called illegal fishing by EU vessels makes no sense in light of last week’s Compliance Committee in IOTC demonstrating the compliance of our fleet. The report uses non-reliable data based on estimates and assumptions to unfairly accuse the EU tuna fleet of...
