The European Union and Seychelles have reached a compromise on the content of a new six-year bilateral fisheries agreement, the European Commission announced on Thursday 24 October.
This is the most important tuna agreement in force for the EU, both financially and in terms of fishing opportunities (see EUROPE B12294A30).
It will enable the EU fleet, 40 tuna purse-seiners (Spanish, French and Italian) and 8 long-liners to continue fishing in Seychelles waters for a reference tonnage of 50...