There are a dozen or so species of fish in the waters of Seychelles that are already overfished or eventually will be, the island nation said in its second report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI).
The report summarises key status information on Seychelles’ fisheries sector to increase public understanding and appreciation of the sector. It also assesses the level of compliance against the 12 transparency requirements of the FiTI Standard.
Seychelles submitted its second report to FiTI on December 15, and last week the report compiler, Jude Bijoux, said that there are more FiTI standards to be implemented “so that Seychelles can become more transparent.”
“This includes sectorial support where FiTI asks that the supports provided are presented on a per vessel basis. When we break it down by sector, we will be able to see which fishing sector is absorbing most of the subsidies offered. Such information will help the government make better decisions on how each sub-sectors are to be supported,” Bijoux said.
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