Seychelles moves to safeguard spiny lobster stocks |14 October 2026

A partial view of delegates at the workshop (Photos by Anel Robert)

Seychelles moves to safeguard spiny lobster stocks

By Sunny Esparon

The Seychelles Fisheries Authority (SFA), in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) FishPath initiative and with support from the International Climate Initiative, yesterday held a workshop at the Savoy Resort & Spa to advance the development of a Spiny Lobster Harvest Strategy alongside fishers and key stakeholders.

The strategy will be among the first of its kind in Seychelles and is being developed under the national Harvest Strategy Policy approved by Cabinet in 2023.

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