Aubrey Lesperance Traces Journey in Seychelles' Aquaculture Development
Published on: Tuesday 11 April 2023
Plans for creating an aquaculture sector in Seychelles, a 115-island archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, started in 2007 with the creation of a Mariculture Master Plan (MMP). Since then, the government made a decision to develop the plan in 2011 as part of its push to diversify its economy and help reduce pressure on the fisheries sector, the second top contributor to Seychelles' economy after tourism.In 2019, the opening of a broodstock,...