News & Events

» Ban on Shark Fishing Deferred 2010-03-01 12:09:18
Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture has deferred the date of ban on shark fishing pending decision from the Cabinet. This was announced in a Press Release by the Ministry on 28 February

» PCDEMP Workshop 2009-07-31 04:21:09
News about the training workshop of the PCDEMP held in Thulaadhoo in November 2009

» IOCS Abstracts 2009-11-11 03:15:53
These are abstracts of papers presented at the Indian Ocean Cetacean Symposium, held in Maldives, 18-20 July 2009. The abstract booklet was printed one month ahead of the Symposium.

» IOCS Concludes with Lankanfinolhu (Maldives) Declaration 2009-07-22 02:12:34
The Indian Ocean Cetacean Symposium held in Maldives from 18-20 July 2009 concludes with a declaration pressing for improved conservation and management of whales and dolphins in the Indian Ocean.

» Vice President Inaugurate Indian Ocean Cetacean Sympoisum 2009-07-19 05:25:33
The Indian Ocean Cetacean Symposium kicked off in Paradise Resort and Spa planned. The three day international symposium taking place from July 18-20 was inaugurated by the Vice President

» MEMP Coral Reef Monitoring Programme 2009-07-03 06:25:54
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.

» Maldives bans shark fishing 2009-03-03 04:43:05
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

» Status of Indian Ocean Tuna Stocks 2009-03-01 13:05:21
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.

» Call for Sponsorship IOCS09 2008-12-29 23:40:20
MRC is looking for sponsorships for the Cetacean Symposium planned for July 2009, at Paraide Island Resort, Maldives. MRC is providing a secretariat for the Symposium, and will handle most finances through an audited account.

» Tuna Tagging Cruise - Dec 2008 2008-12-17 05:22:02
A fresh episode of tag release is currently uderway in the north of Maldives. The trip lasting for 2 weeks started on 17 Dec 2008. Over 12,000 tunas are expected to be released.