AWARDING OF THE CONTRACT “PREPARING OF THE SEYCHELLES’ FISHERIES SECTOR POLICY AND STRATEGY”

COFREPECHE has been awarded the contract “Preparation of the Seychelles’ fisheries sector policy and strategy” in the framework of the SWIOFISH II Programme financed by the World Bank. The consultancy will start in January 2018 and last 3 months. The Fisheries Policy will provide the basis for the necessary legal and administrative framework and guidelines to best inform decision making for the sector, while respecting and strengthening existing commitments, rules, and regulations regarding sustainability, food security and safety, as well as trade of fish and fish products.

The specific objectives of the consultancy are to:

• Review progress in the sector against the 2005 Fisheries Policy and draft a new policy comprising goals and objectives that reflect development, challenges and needs across fisheries, aquaculture and other sectors over the next 10 years;
• Through a highly consultative process, develop comprehensive policy strategy to achieve the revised policy goals and objectives.