Purse seine industries and Seychelles launch partnership to recycle end-of-life fishing nets

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...

Europêche rejects Panama’s proposal to include blue shark in CITES Appendix II

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...

IOTC achieve major improvements on bigeye tuna management, but leave a bitter taste on control and management of other key fisheries

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...

Europêche tuna group slams report accusing the EU fleet of illegal fishing in the Indian Ocean

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...

Letter with NGOs on Action Plan on Trade and Sustainable Development Chapters to ensure that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

by Europeche | May 11, 2022 | Sin categoría

Dear Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis, The European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD),’ Europêche, The Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts andWWFl are writing to you today regarding the review launched by...