Message by SFA chief executive Jan Robinson to mark World Tuna Day 2025   |03 May 2025

Jan Robinson, SFA chief executive

Celebrating World Tuna Day: Steering tuna sustainability for socio-economic prosperity

“Today, we come together to celebrate World Tuna Day under the theme ‘Steering tuna sustainability: A driver of socio-economic prosperity’. This day serves as a vital reminder of the importance of managing our tuna fisheries sustainably given their fundamental role for our standard of living, livelihoods and the economy.

“Over the last half a century, the fisheries and related activities that we have developed to harness the productivity of tuna have driven the growth of our fisheries sector. The extent to which tuna has come to dominate Seychelles’ economy can be appreciated from high vantage points on the northeast coast of Mahé, whereby the activity associated with purse seine fishing, tuna canning and trade clearly define the vista.

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