Examples of Seychelles waters in a sentence
Failure to observe the provisions of this Protocol or the applicable laws and regulations of Seychelles relating to the conservation and management of marine living resources in Seychelles waters, is an offence and shall be liable to a sanction in accordance with the laws of Seychelles.
This is in great part due to the access agreements which allow foreign owned vessels to fish for tuna in Seychelles waters.
Tuna seiner vessels shall, at the request of the Seychelles authorities, take on board one observer, and when the Seychelles authorities think it appropriate and necessary, two observers, designated by the said authorities in order to check the position of vessels and catches made in Seychelles waters including scientific research.
The procedure for applications for, and issue of, licences enabling Community vessels to fish in Seychelles waters shall be as follows: 1.1. the European Commission shall present to the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA), via its Delegation in charge of Seychelles, an application, made by the ship-owner, for each vessel that wishes to fish under this Agreement at least 20 days before the date of commencement of the period of validity requested.
To avoid any adverse effect on small-scale fisheries in Seychelles waters, fishing by Community vessels shall not be authorised in the zones defined in Seychelles regulations nor within three miles around any fish-aggregating device placed by Seychelles authorities, the geographical positions of which have been communicated to the ship-owners’ representatives or agents.
This Agreement supplements and mirrors the existing Agreement that we have for EU vessels to have access to resources in Seychelles' waters, thereby reinforcing the political signal being given to the Seychelles as our most important partner in the region.
Within three hours of each entry and exit of the zone and every three days during their fishing activities in Seychelles waters, Community vessels shall communicate directly to the Seychelles authorities, in priority by fax or, in the event of failure, by radio their position and the volume of catches held on board.
Both Parties shall ensure that only aggregated data related to fishing activities in the Seychelles' waters shall be made available to the public domain, in conformity with the provision of the appropriate IOTC resolution.
If a vessel with an observer from Seychelles on board leaves Seychelles waters, all measures shall be taken to ensure the safe return of the observer to Seychelles as soon as possible at the expense of the ship-owner.
Should a tuna seiner with a Seychelles observer on board leave Seychelles waters, every step will be taken to ensure that the observer returns to Seychelles as soon as possible, at the ship-owner’s expense.