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LTA through the LATAFIMA project built the capacity of the MCS Operators of the four countries through training and facilitating the four riparian countries to conduct the patrol operations in the lake in order to reinforce the implementation of the regional fisheries charter. The workshop was held from 5th to 6th of October, 2023 to [...]
Halifax, 4 August 2023 A MODEL OF SUCCESS AROUND THE WORLD The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has been awarded a prize by the International Monitoring, Control and Surveillance Network (IMCS) for its significant impact in the fight against illegal fishing worldwide. The award was presented at the 7th Global Fisheries Enforcement Training [...]
Mombasa, Kenya - June 13-16, 2023 Continental Workshop Facilitates Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration Over 200 representatives from more than 20 organizations, dedicated to Africa's thriving blue economy sector, including small-scale fisheries and aquatic biodiversity conservation, converged in a continental knowledge exchange. This transformative initiative aimed to unlock the continent's immense potential « [...]
The 11th meeting of the PRSP's ERCU, chaired by Jérôme Lafon, Director of the South Indian Ocean Sea, and representative of France/Réunion, was held on 1st and 2nd February 2023 in Sainte Clotilde, Réunion. The representatives of Comoros, France/Réunion, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles and Tanzania discussed various issues, such as the PRSP’s operations [...]
A workshop to review the legal and formal instruments of the mechanism, with a view to its institutionalisation, was held from March 13 to 17, 2023 in Zanzibar. See photos from the workshop.
PRESS RELEASE IOC DONATES EQUIPMENT TO PRSP MEMBER COUNTRIES Quatre Bornes, 12th December 2022 - The Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) has equipped inspectors of countries participating in the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Plan (PRSP) with materials and equipment to strengthen the fight against illegal fishing in the region, during a ceremony held this Monday, 12th December 2022 in Quatre [...]
The 52nd meeting of the PRSP’s RCU, chaired by Rijasoa Fanazava, Executive Director of the Fisheries Monitoring Center (FMC) in Madagascar, was held on 12 & 13 July 2022 in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Of the 9 partner countries, 8 were represented and addressed a number of topics, including the coordination of PRSP’s operations and the [...]
FISHERIES CONTRIBUTION TO FOOD SECURITY : Addressing climate change urgently – Nairobi, 16 June 2022
Nairobi, 16 June 2022 While global food security is becoming a prominent issue, seven countries of the Southwest Indian Ocean region came together, on 14 and 15 June 2022 in Nairobi, to better face the impact of climate change on the small-scale fishing sector. “This initiative is particularly timely because, if the global [...]
Only 17% implement fisheries management plans Nairobi, 28th April, 2022 Two preliminary reports on fisheries management plans and the redefinition and characterisation of small-scale fisheries were submitted for validation to seven Southwestern Indian Ocean (SWIO) countries at an E€OFISH workshop from 26 to 28 April 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. These reports draw [...]
Lusaka, 18th March 2022 As part of the implementation of E€OFISH Programme, eight regional organisations committed to making fisheries a lever for Africa’s development met on 17th and 18th March 2022 in Lusaka, Zambia. Kipyego Cheluget, Assistant Secretary General of Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Programs, underlined the importance and [...]
Nairobi, 23rd February 2022 E€OFISH sets up a statistical system for better decision-making E€OFISH Programme initiated the development of a statistical system to better assess the fisheries industry’s contribution to the national economy in eleven member countries of the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean. This tool helps target countries [...]
Date : 07 septembre 2022 Documents de travail : Agenda Manuel technique Présentations : Fonctionnement du programme ECOFISH : structure organisationnelle et gouvernance État d’avancement des activités du Résultat 1 : amélioration des politiques et des cadres pour une meilleure gestion et utilisation des ressources halieutiques État d’avancement [...]
Ebene, December 9, 2020 Renewed impetus for regional cooperation The E€OFISH programme was officially launched on Wednesday December 9, 2020 in Port Louis (Mauritius). Chaired by Nandcoomar Bodha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade of the Republic of Mauritius, this ceremony heralded a new chapter in regional cooperation to [...]
Ébène, 08 June 2021 Key regional organizations working for the sustainable management of the marine environment resolved, on World Oceans Day, to redouble efforts to protect this ecosystem. Vincent Degert, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles, reminded during the event that “it is [...]
Seychelles, October 21, 2021 Improved efficiency in the southwestern part of the Indian Ocean Eight countries of the South-West Indian Ocean stepped up their collaboration in the fight against illegal fishing during the meeting of the Extended Regional Coordination Unit (ERCU) of the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Plan (PRSP). This meeting held at [...]
Ébène, December 9, 2021 The Indian Ocean Commission and the Open University of Mauritius have officially put at the disposal of the Southwest Indian Ocean countries an undergraduate course on Law, Blue economy and Sustainable Fisheries Management. A first in the fisheries industry, this initiative is critical for the region considering that “the [...]
Ebène (Mauritius),15 August 2020 The E€OFISH Programme has deployed four experts to fast track the implementation of activities for sustainable fisheries in the region of East Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean (EA- SA-IO). This initiative is part of the activities promoted and funded by the European Union which aim to promote [...]
Ebène (Mauritius),15 August 2020 Around six (06) millions Euros were awarded by the European Union to six entities in order to implement initiatives promoting sustainable fishing practices in the Easter Africa, Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Region. This activity is part of the E€OFISH Programme which is implemented jointly by the Indian Ocean [...]
Ebène (Mauritius),15 August 2020 National representatives of the 8 member countries of the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Program have been appointed within the framework of E€OFISH activities. Following this appointment, actions to fight IUU activities can resume in the region. Tackling illegal activities is feasible as long as there is a strong willingness [...]
