Seven SL fishermen remanded for fishing in Seychelles’ waters

The crew of a Sri Lankan registered fishing vessel intercepted on suspicion of fishing illegally in the Seychelles’ waters have been remanded for 14 days by the Seychelles Supreme Court, the Seychelles News Agency reported.

Seven fishermen who were on board the vessel appeared on Monday.  

The Sri Lankan fishing boat was intercepted by the Seychelles Coast Guard on suspicion of fishing illegally in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Seychelles, according to a joint press statement from the Seychelles People’s Defence Forces (SPDF) and the Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) on Friday.  

The statement said that this is the first case of suspected illegal fishing recorded in 2020.