EU-Seychelles fisheries partnership faces crucial negotiations ahead of expiry |18 February 2026

Members of the visiting delegation in a souvenir photograph with President Herminie

EU-Seychelles fisheries partnership faces crucial negotiations ahead of expiry

By Sunny Esparon

European Union-flagged vessels risk being barred from operating in Seychelles waters if a new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement is not reached before the current deal expires.

Principal Minister and Minister for Fisheries, Agriculture and Blue Economy, Wallace Cosgrow, explained the situation following a courtesy visit by five members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries to President Patrick Herminie at State House yesterday.

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