Seychelles is considering destroying Sri Lankan vessels illegally fishing in Seychellois waters in the future following a half dozen incidents over the last year, according to the authorities, the Seychelles News Agency reported. Johnny Louys, manager of control and surveillance in the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) has said that six vessels registered in Sri Lanka or with Sri Lankan crew were caught in Seychelles over the last year. “Among the six vessels, two have already been convicted, one was released as there was insufficient evidence for prosecution and three are still in court. For the court cases of the three vessels, one of the captains has been charged for illegal fishing while investigation is ongoing for the others and their crew are in remand,” said Louys. He has added that based on information gathered by different agencies both local and international and from local fishermen there is a strong possibility that more vessels are fishing illegally in the Seychelles’ waters. The Minister for Fisheries, Jean-Francois Ferrari, has told the National Assembly that prevention work is also being done at a bilateral level and he has informed the Sri Lankan High Commissioner that actions can be severe and destroying the boats are being considered and will be done if the Sri Lankans continue to fish illegally in Seychellois waters.