On 3 and 4 March, the EU and Seychelles met at the level of the competent Joint Committee to review the implementation of the first year of application of the new Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) and to discuss mechanisms to strengthen their cooperation in support of sustainable fisheries (see EUROPE B12600A14).
The EU-Seychelles SFPA is the most important tuna agreement in place for the EU both in financial terms and in terms of fishing opportunities.
The new SFPA and its...