Seychelles fishing authority introduces licence for spanner crab fishery as interest cncreases

The Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) introduced a licence for the fishing of the spanner crab species on December 20, said a top official recently. The introduction of a licence for the species is a result of several factors, and according to the assistant manager for licence at the SFA, Karyss Auguste, one of the reasons, is that more and more fishers are getting into this sector. This is happening while there is a lack of information on this type of fishery and through the licence framework, data collected can be used to properly understand it. "The third reason is that the fishermen have been asking us to put in place several measures, as they were becoming concerned, especially with the size of the crabs that are being captured lately," said Auguste. The licence will be open to October 2024 and only 10 licenses will be given out to fishermen. According to the SFA's research, there are only about seven fishermen who are actively doing this fishery on a full-time basis. There ...