The board of directors of the Seychelles fishing authority has set the 2017 yellowfin quota for purse seiners licensed under its flag at 29,890 metric tons last week, 10% down from its 2015 catches, informed sources told Undercurrent News. <\/p>\n
\"10% (3,321t) shall be deducted from the 2015 quota (33,211t) and be kept as a buffer. The remaining amount of 29,890t shall become the [Seychelles' yellowfin] tuna quota for 2017,\" it said. <\/p>\n
The total purse seiners catch in yellowfin tuna reported so far, which totaled 16,965t on May 20, should be deducted from the Seychelles' quota, the country's authority decided. <\/p>\n
The remaining amount of tuna catch for 2017, totaling about12,925t, has been equally divided among the 13 vessels licensed under the Seychelles flag. Each vessel has been allocated a quota of 994t for the rest of the year. <\/p>\n
The quota is not transferable to other vessels. <\/p>\n
With these quotas, it is estimated that the Seychelles' fleet will have to stop fishing at the end of September, industry sources told Undercurrent News. <\/p>\n
A human observer will be placed on board each vessel to ensure proper monitoring. <\/p>\n
Vessels that reach the quota shall immediately cease their fishing operations. <\/p>\n
The decision last week followed the implementation of resolution 17\/01 in May by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, which implements some new conservation and management measures on a interim plan for rebuilding the Indian Ocean yellowfin stock. During the meeting, small island developing states were allowed to choose 2015 as a reference year for their yellowfin tuna catches instead of 2014. <\/p>\n
The Seychelleshas been allowed to use 2015 levels instead of2014 as a reference for the reduction. <\/p>\n
It was also agreed that Mauritius, which fishes less than 5,000t per year, doesn't have to comply with the reduction. <\/p>\n
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