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| Marguerite, M.. |
| Fishing has traditionally played an important role in the socio-economic development of the country, providing an important source of exports and foreign exchange earnings, job creation, government revenue and most of all an important source of animal protein for the population. With the emergence of Port Victoria as a major tuna landing and transshipment center in the region coupled with the country's venture in tuna canning activity, the importance of the fisheries sector has grown even further to establish itself as a major economic activity, an important source of foreign exchange earnings and contributor to the country's wealth generation. The Industrial Tuna Fishing Activity in Seychelles has since its outset been an important source of foreign... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Tuna fisheries; Economics. |
| Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/5134 |
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| Marguerite, M.. |
| Since the beginning of the industrial tuna fishing activity in the Western Indian Ocean by foreign fishing vessels, Seychelles has benefited substantially, and Port Victoria is now considered the major tuna transshipment port in the region. This activity represents a major source of foreign exchange inflows in the Seychelles's economy not only in terms of earnings from the issue of fishing licenses to foreign fishing vessels to fish in our EEZ, but also in term of these vessels expenditure on local purchases of goods and a number of shore based services which is consumed when these vessels call in port. Through the use of these shore-based services a number of job opportunities are created for Seychellois nationals as well as other spillover effects on the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Economics; Tuna fisheries; Fishing licenses. |
| Ano: 1998 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/5138 |
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