How can we preserve marine biodiversity while ensuring food security for future generations in the southwest Indian Ocean?
A dual challenge that the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), in collaboration with the European Fisheries Control Agency, is striving to address. In this context, a workshop on risk management related to fisheries compliance is being held from April 2 to 4 at the Tulip INN hotel in Réunion.
The main objective of this three-day workshop is to strengthen cooperation and operational capacities of officials from the Southern Africa, Eastern Africa, and Indian Ocean region in monitoring, control, and surveillance (MCS).
As highlighted by Marios Vitos, Acting Head of Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius and the Seychelles, who spoke online:
“Risk management in the fisheries sector cannot be effective without close cooperation between the member states of the Regional Fisheries Surveillance Plan (PRSP) in the southwest Indian Ocean… This collaboration undoubtedly paves the way for access to specialized training and advanced risk assessment methodologies tailored to the unique context of the Indian Ocean.”
The IOC expressed its gratitude to the European Union for its invaluable support to the PRSP since its inception in 2007, as well as to Nicolas Le Bianic, Directeur de la Mer Sud Océan Indien, who honored the opening ceremony with his presence and spent the entire morning alongside the PRSP participating countries.
