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Fisheries Union Expresses Concern Over Plans to Reintroduce Longline Fishing

The Bodu Kanneli Masveringe Union (BKMU) has expressed concern over the Mohamed Muizzu administration's proposal, announced by Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam, to reintroduce longline fishing to use more of the Maldives' IOTC yellowfin tuna quota. The union warns the change would harm pole-and-line fishermen and has demanded the government keep its promised minimum yellowfin tuna buying rate and delay longline fishing until MIFCO starts purchasing the fish.

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  • As a result, the disparity between income and expenditure will lead to financial instability, potentially resulting in bankruptcy for investors, vessel owners, and families reliant on the yellowfin tuna fishery

    BKMU statement Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

  • So, our foremost demand is for the government to honour its commitment to establish the lowest buying rate of a kilogramme of yellowfin tuna (MVR 80 to MVR 100) and to refrain from reintroducing long line fishing until MIFCO [Maldives Indu…

    BKMU statement Maldives Republic Open the report (Maldives Republic)

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  • 47,517 metric tonnes yellowfin tuna quota granted to the Maldives by the IOTC Maldives Republic granting the Maldives a substantial quota of 47,517 metric tonnes for 2022, placing it second only to the European Union (EU).

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

  • MVR 80 to MVR 100 minimum buying rate per kilogramme of yellowfin tuna demanded by BKMU Maldives Republic establish the lowest buying rate of a kilogramme of yellowfin tuna (MVR 80 to MVR 100)

    Word for word from the report in Maldives Republic. Open the report

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