Fisheries

Region: Africa & Western Indian Ocean

Bench-marking of the 'Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative (SIOTI) Fisheries Improvement Project

Client: SWIOFP
Project Dates: January 2023 - June 2023

Project objectives:
The 'Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative (SIOTI) Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) is assisting the Seychelles and EU-flagged purse seine fleet progress to meeting the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) standard for responsible fisheries.  

Poseidon services provided:
An independent spaciualist from Poseidon conducted annual benchmarking of the FIP against the MSC Standard versions 2.01 and 3.