Members of the National Working Group (NWG) for Nature Seychelles' Locally Empowered Area Protection (LEAP) project held their first meeting on 5 December 2019 at the Savoy, Beau Vallon, Mahe. The LEAP project aims to establish the first-ever Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) in Seychelles (See previous story).

Dr. Nirmal Shah, the CEO of Nature Seychelles has stated that the EU purse seine fleet, specifically the Spanish fishing companies, of overfishing yellowfin tuna, a species that is under a quota regime established by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).

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