The Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA) is working on regulations that will oblige purse seiners to land a percentage of their catch in the island nation, a government official said Tuesday.
The decision is being pushed forward as the Indian Ocean Tuna (IOT) canning factory in Seychelles faces challenges in obtaining yellowfin tuna from vessels operating under licenses and agreements given by the island nation.
“IOT recently made a statement that they will be letting go of 300 staff who work on the yellowfin line and this has to do with a lack of yellowfin being sold to the factory,” said Jude Talma, the principal secretary for fisheries.
He explained that it doesn’t mean that there is a lack of yellowfin tuna.
“The problem is that yellowfin is being transshipped to other countries….
Source: Seychelles News Agency
