MRC is collaborating with Indian Ocean Tuna Commission on their efforts to improve stock assessment of major tuna species. As part of the Indian Ocean Tuna Tagging Programme, MRC is carrying out a Small Scale Tagging Project where yellowfin and skipjack tuna will be released in the Maldives area. This work will complement the EU supported Regional Tuna Tagging Project. »More Consultation process for the implementation of the WB/MEMP project is underway. The visiting consultant gave talk on the subject on Thursday at MRC. A series of the stakeholder workshops will be held in July/August. More »
The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture officially announced yesterday the successful passage of the regulation regarding the banning of shark fisheries. The regulation, which comes into effect from March 1, 2009, imposes a complete ban More »
Every year the Scientific Committee of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission produces Executive Summaries of the status of the Indian Ocean tuna stocks. A revised summary of the yellowfin tuna is given. More »