Our Fishing Industry
Take back our waters for the people who fish them
SUM will audit and renegotiate the fishing agreements that shortchange us, back artisanal fishermen with loans and training, and build a nationally owned fishing capacity so Seychellois benefit first from our own ocean.
The problem
Our marine wealth is among the greatest assets we have, yet the agreements that govern it were poorly negotiated and too much of the benefit flows to foreign interests. Our own fishermen are left underpowered. Fishing is our heritage and our backbone, and its wealth should reach the people who live by the sea.
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What SUM will do
Audit and renegotiate
A full audit of every fishing agreement, then renegotiation to secure fair, balanced deals that put national revenue and local fishermen first.
Back the artisanal fleet
Low-interest Mini Mahé loans for boats, engines and equipment, plus technical training and career incentives to make fishing a respected profession for young Seychellois.
Fish our own ocean
Build a national fishing capacity with nationally owned vessels, phasing out the pillaging of our waters by foreign fleets.
How it works, step by step
Audit and renegotiate the deals
Every fishing agreement is audited, then renegotiated for fair, balanced terms that put national revenue and local fishermen first instead of foreign fleets.
Back the artisanal fleet
Low-interest Mini Mahé loans fund boats, engines and equipment, and technical training with career incentives makes fishing a respected profession for young Seychellois.
Fish our own waters
A national fishing capacity is built with nationally owned vessels, phasing out the stripping of our waters by foreign fleets faster than the ocean can recover.
In real life
Fairer deals for the nation, real support for local fishermen, and an ocean whose wealth reaches Seychellois first. Pride and prosperity restored to a heritage industry.
A Mini Mahé loan puts a reliable engine and proper gear within reach, and fairer agreements mean the catch and the price are not undercut by foreign fleets working the same water.
Renegotiated deals bring a fairer share of the value of our ocean back to Seychelles, money that today flows out under terms that were poorly struck.
Fairer agreements are a revenue gain, not a cost, because the current terms leave value on the table that should be ours. The fleet support is low-interest lending that is repaid, and a nationally owned fishing capacity turns a resource we currently give away into national income.
On this article
Won't renegotiating fishing deals hurt relations with partners?
Fair deals strengthen lasting relationships. Partners respect a nation that negotiates for its people. The current terms serve them more than us, and that imbalance is what we correct.
Is there room for both local and industrial fishing?
Yes, managed sustainably. The point is that Seychellois benefit first and our waters are not stripped by foreign fleets faster than they can recover.
Won't renegotiating deals damage relations with partners?
Fair deals build lasting relationships. Partners respect a nation that negotiates for its people, and the current terms serve them more than us. Correcting that imbalance is ordinary, honest negotiation.
Is there room for both local and industrial fishing?
Yes, managed sustainably. The point is that Seychellois benefit first and our waters are not stripped by foreign fleets faster than they can recover.
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