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  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual Report 2021

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2023)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual Report 2019-2020

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2022)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual Report 2017 - 2018.

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2021)
  • Mahé Plateau trap and line fishery co-management plan. [Fisheries Act, 2014 (Act 20 of 2014) Pursuant to section 5(7) of the Fisheries Act, the Minister responsible for fisheries hereby publish...]

    Government of Seychelles; Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2020)
    The Mahé Plateau supports a demersal artisanal fishery that is critically important in providing local food security and economic development in Seychelles. The main species targeted by the hand line fishery are snappers, groupers and emperors whereas the trap fishery targets rabbitfish, parrotfish and emperors. However, over recent years fishers have raised concerns over decreasing catch rates and sizes of target species, and this has been supported by risk and stock assessments. These assessment results demonstrated multiple lines of evidence that overfishing on some of the major plateau fishery species is likely to be occurring and that management intervention is an urgent need. Sustainable resource management is also consistent with the vision of the Seychelles Government. Consistent with world's best practice the development of this plan followed principles of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM), also a requirement of the Seychelles Government's Fisheries Act 2014. The development of the plan also heavily involved stakeholder consultation and input. This plan document presents the elements of the management plan for the Mahé plateau artisanal trap and line fishery. These elements are: 1. Objectives of the management plan, 2. Issues facing the fishery, 3. How the plan will be implemented, 4. Management strategies and regulations, 5. The Performance Measurement System, 6. Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (details included in a separate plan document), and 7. a plan review process. Central to the plan are management strategies and regulations that were developed to address fishery issues identified and prioritized by stakeholders, and evolved based on stakeholder feedback during the consultation process. The plan describes the intent of each management strategy/regulation and their rationale, and highlights aspects relevant to their successful implementation. Itwill be implemented in two phases over 24 months to ensure key measures can be introduced immediately, while other measures can be given the requisite time for their comprehensive development prior to implementation. The development of this fisheries management plan was initiated in 2007 and significantly developed in 2015 under the framework of a project between the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and funded by a Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant.It was approved by Cabinetin 2017 for implementation of its two phases. Cabinet also approved the establishment of a Co-management Plan Implementation Committee that would address the concerns raised by stakeholders and fully involve them in the implementation of the plan. The Co-management Plan Implementation Committee was set up in January 2019 and the concerns of stakeholders addressed and resolved at its second meeting in March 2019. It is now gazetted for implementation.
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual Report 2015-2016

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2019)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual report 1987.

    Jivan Shah, N. (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 1988)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual report 2014.

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2017)
    2014 marked the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) with the enactment of the Seychelles Fishing Authority (Establishment) Act 1984. In 1984 the arrival of mainly French and Spanish purse seiners from the Atlantic brought a huge transformation to the fisheries sector and to the Seychelles economy in general. This was even more important to what happened to the tourism industry with the opening of the Seychelles International Airport in 1971.
  • Seychelles Artisanal Fisheries Statistics for 2015.

    Assan, C.N.; Lucas, J.L.; Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2016)
    The format of the present report is the same as that adopted from the Seychelles Artisanal Fisheries Statistics since 1994. Data are presented by boat gear type thus: Summary (all boat-gear data) Small boat fisheries (several boat-gear combinations) Whaler handline fishery Schooner line fishery Catch, effort and CPUE (all boat-gear type)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual Report 2013.

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2015)
    This report reviews the main achievements of the Authority during the year as well as that of the fishing sector in Seychelles.
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual Report 2012.

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2014)
    In November 2011 , the President appointed a new Board of Directors of which I became Chairman. This Board, composed of 5 members, represents the artisanal sector, the semi -industrial fishery, the business community and the Government.
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual 2011

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2013)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority Annual 2007-2010

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2012)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority: Annual report 1998

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 1999)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority: Annual report 1996

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 1997)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority: Annual Report 1995

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 1996)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority: Annual Report 1994

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 1995)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority: Annual report 2003

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2004)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority: Annual Report 1993

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 1994)
  • Seychelles Fishing Authority: Annual report 2006

    Seychelles Fishing Authority (2007)
  • Annual report 2005

    Anon. (Seychelles Fishing Authority, 2006)

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