Source: https://www.undercurrentnews.com/2019/12/30/seychelles-flagged-seiners-reach-yellowfin-quota-cease-fishing/
“A majority of the 13 purse seiners flagged in the Seychelles Islands have reached their annual total allowable catch for yellowfin tuna and ceased fishing for 2019, an official said on Dec. 27.
According to the Seychelles News Agency, Seychellois' minister of fisheries and agriculture Charles Bastienne said at a press conference that the seiners collectively met their yellowfin quota of 33,211 metric tons set by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission and returned to port.
Two vessels were still fishing as they had some quota remaining, he added.
"We are monitoring them closely to ensure they abide by the regulation and stay within the limit as we do not want to be penalized," Bastienne said.
He added that because the fleet exceeded their quota by around 1,500t in 2018, this amount will have to be repaid by reductions to future quota in 2021.”