Tuna fishing : the partial ban on DCPs is debated
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission voted on February 5 for a measure that was not unanimously supported : the temporary ban, seventy-two days a year, drift fish concentrator devices. This fishing technique is considered particularly destructive for the resource.. These rafts equipped with a GPS transmitter attract marine wildlife and ultimately tuna. The Seychelles government immediately expressed its disapproval, considering that this ban would have too significant an impact on one of its main economic activities. More recently, the European Commission has indicated that it could veto this measure, so that it does not apply to European armaments. March 14, the European deputy from Reunion Island Younous Omarjee deplored this position, which “would be against sustainable fishing and the maintenance of major marine ecological balances in the Indian Ocean”.
The CCI and Nexa look towards India
Two representatives from Reunion Island were present at the Indian diaspora economic forum at the beginning of March (NRI, Non Residents Indians) : Mickaël Sihou, president of the Nexa development agency, and Johny Arnachellum, elected to the chamber of commerce and industry. This participation aimed to “strengthen the international influence of Reunion companies as well as the visibility of Reunion Island., with a view to attracting investors”, according to a joint press release from Nexa and the CCIR.
