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Tanzanian delegation visits Seychelles’ fishing infrastructure |06 March 2014

A delegation of technical experts from Tanzania (URT) was on a study tour in Seychelles in the hopes of sharing experiences, strengthening bonds and improving communication with the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Seychelles Fishing Authority.

This is in an effort to promote the spirit of south-south cooperation. Before visiting Seychelles, the same team toured the Ministry of Fisheries of Mozambique from February 24-26, and the Ministry responsible for Fisheries of Kenya from February 27-March 1.

The high level technical officers are from ministries responsible for fisheries on the Tanzania mainland and Zanzibar, and they come from the Tanzania Deep Sea Fishing Authority, the Ministry of Finance and the Tanzanian Revenues Authority.

The two-day tour comprised a visit to the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) where they shared experiences of coastal seas, exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and high seas fisheries administration and management.

In addition, they placed a heavy emphasis on learning how to manage surveillance of the exclusive economic zone and interceptions of IUU (illegal, unreported and unregulated) fishing by fishers from other jurisdictions.

Natural Resources Minister Peter Sinon welcomed the delegation earlier this week and he spoke of the importance of communication which should be valued since it can be used simply to clear up misunderstandings and find better solutions together with the use of everyone’s inputs.
 
Minister Sinon pointed out the great timing at which the visit had come as Seychelles is currently working on promoting the blue economy.

The Tanzanian delegation added that being both neighbours through the EEZ and members of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) and the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) they are very willing and happy to share with Seychelles ways to cooperate at regional meetings for the benefit of the region.

A meeting with SFA’s senior managers and with officers from the IOTC gave the members of the delegation a deeper understanding of how the Seychelles fisheries industry can make remarkable contributions to the economy and revenue for future developments of the country.

This visit has allowed the Tanzanian delegation to discuss issues related to Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs) and good practices with regard to management of the fisheries and of coastal areas to avoid poaching and maintain a sustainable stock by practicing sustainable fishing.  

Seychelles also shared its experience on the drafting of the new Fisheries Act for which it has been commended by members of the COI (Commission de l’Océan Indien) and EU (European Union) as being an example to other coastal states.

The visitors also had the pleasure of visiting our ports, ongoing work on infrastructure, and other projects.

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