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Region:    Africa & Western Indian Ocean

Bench-marking of the 'Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative (SIOTI) Fisheries Improvement Project  Seychelles

SWIOFP - Project Dates:
January 2023 - June 2023

Description of Project:
The 'Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative (SIOTI) Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) is assisting the Seychelles and EU-flagged purse seine fleet progress to meeting the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for responsible fisheries.  

Services Provided:

An independent spaciualist from Poseidon conducted annual benchmarking of the FIP against the MSC Standard versions 2.01 and 3.