for a National Report submitted to the IOTC Secretariat in 2020, final data for the 2019 calendar year must be provided to the Secretariat by 30 June 2020) YES 30/06/2020 In accordance with IOTC Resolution 15/02, provisional longline data for the previous year was provided to the IOTC Secretariat by 30 June of the current year [e.g. [...] In 2018, the Semi industrial fishery recorded the highest catch since the beginning of the fishery with a reported total catch of 1,267 Mt representing a 9% increase compared to the previous year catches. [...] The semi- industrial fishery catch continues to increase and in 2018 the semi industrial fishery recorded the highest catch since the onset of this fishery in 1996, with a reported catch of 1,267 MT, representing a 9% increase compared to the previous year catches. [...] ECOSYSTEM AND BYCATCH ISSUES In close collaboration with the industry, the Seychelles have developed, implemented and collaborated on various programmes aimed at enhancing the collection of scientific data required by the IOTC for the sound management of tuna and tuna-like stocks of the Indian Ocean. [...] The following items describe some of the major progress accomplished in recent years and ongoing projects aimed at addressing ecosystem and bycatch issues in the Seychelles tuna fisheries: • Seychelles purse seiners continued their involvement in the Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) SIOTI1 in association with 30 purse seiners flying the flags of the EU and Mauritius and affiliated to the fishin.
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