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Africa-Press – Seychelles. <\/strong><\/span>The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA), the Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative (SIOTI) and the Spanish-based association of tuna vessels, \u2018Asociacion de Grandes Atuneros Congeladores\u2019 (AGAC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to concretise their collaboration on a project designed to intercept drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs).<\/b><\/p>\n

It is an update to the FAD Watch initiative to prevent and mitigate the stranding and entanglement of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) in coral reefs, shallow water habitats and coastal zones.<\/p>\n

The signing yesterday morning at SFA\u2019s headquarters were done by SFA\u2019s acting chief executive, Philippe Michaud, SIOTI\u2019s representative, Dr Jan Robinson and Selwyn Edmond on behalf of AGAC.<\/p>\n

There are several activities proposed under the MoU including conducting analysis and risk assessment based on dFAD data collected by the service provider, Thalos, through the online tool, \u2018Ocean Track\u2019, developed in the previous FAD Watch project. \u2018Ocean Track\u2019 makes it easier for fishing vessels using dFADs, to share real-time position data which in return is communicated to the SFA.<\/p>\n

Dr Robinson explained that with the tool, SFA is alerted as soon as dFADs leave rough seas around the Seychelles\u2019 islands, and move towards shallow waters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey then receive the dFAD\u2019s position every hour, see its trajectory and monitor whether or not it is just moving through the area or is it potentially getting caught up in the bottom of the shallow habitat,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

He added this provides information on where the coast guard vessel, Saya de Malha, should focus its searches and effectively recover or intercept the dFADs before they could pose a risk to the shallow water habitats.<\/p>\n

Other than the deployment of the Saya De Malha, another activity proposed under the MoU is the return of recovered dFADs to Mahe\u0301 for disposal, reuse or recycling by agents of the SIOTI and AGAC fleets.<\/p>\n

At yesterday\u2019s signing, a number of benefits were brought up by SFA\u2019s acting chief executive, Philippe Michaud, who stated that it will establish the future cooperation in the FAD Watch project.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will help the SFA to boost its capacity concerning the management of FADs. We want to make sure that the FADs are used in the most efficient way and that the negative impacts of FADs are reduced and mitigated,\u201d said Mr Michaud.<\/p>\n

He also expressed his joy that the industry was taking environmental protection seriously and stated that it will be financed by the industry itself. It should be noted that the Saya de Malha vessel, has already effected two trips to recover dFADs.<\/p>\n

“We need to make sure that our oceans are protected to a maximum but at the same time we realise that the FADs are necessary to fish for tuna. Without it, it would be very difficult,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

For his part, AGAC\u2019s representative, Selwyn Edmond, said the FAD Watch programme started as a pilot project some years back and was now an important management tool for the FAD retrieval and recovery efforts. \u201cThe importance is that dFADs are closely monitored and this is why after the first step with the donation of the Saya de Malha, it was felt that it was important to have a formal agreement,\u201d he stated. The vessel was a donation to the Seychelles Coast Guard in January 2022, from Inpesca Fishing, a Spanish group operating in the Atlantic and the Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n

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