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New artisanal fishing plan seeks to shore up stocks near Seychelles main island
Victoria, Seychelles | December 23, 2020, Wednesday @ 11:39 in Business » FISHERIES | By: Sharon Ernesta | Views: 4012
The plan will introduce soft measures to tackle overfishing and overcapacity on the Mahe Plateau. (Gerard Larose)
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(Seychelles News Agency) - A new artisanal fishery management plan seeks long-term sustainability to avoid depletion of the wild fish stocks in Seychelles.
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Mahe Plateau Trap and Line Fishery Co-Management Plan is the first step in regulating artisanal fishing in the seas surrounding the main island of Mahe.
The plan which will be implemented and enforced by the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) was endorsed by the cabinet of ministers last week. The chief fisheries officer at SFA, Vincent Lucas, told a press conference on Tuesday that the plan will introduce soft measures to tackle overfishing and overcapacity on the Mahe Plateau.
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