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Comoros | Réunion and Mayotte
Coral deaths reach Mayotte, Comoros

afrol News, 19 October - Scientists find that the corals on the Comoran island Mayotte are rapidly bleaching, which leads to a death of the reef. The situation on Mayotte was "the worst seen in the Indian Ocean," they report.

Africa | Tanzania
Warmer Lake Tanganyika threatens fisheries

afrol News / SciDev.Net, 1 July - The warming of Lake Tanganyika over the past century has made the lake less productive - posing a serious threat to fisheries, according to a new series of studies.

East Africa | Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean fisheries deal disappoints East Africa

afrol News, 5 March - Attempts to achieve a more environmentally sustainable regulation of fisheries in the Indian Ocean, in particular tuna catches off the East African coast, mostly failed during the annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) in Busan, Korea today.

Africa | World
Experts reach conclusion to limit trade on aquatic animals under CITES

afrol News, 15 December - An advisory panel of independent experts convened by FAO has issued recommendations regarding six proposals to limit international trade in a number of commercially exploited aquatic animals under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

Western Sahara
Campaign against plundering of W/Sahara resources launched

afrol News, 9 November - The pro-Saharawi network, Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) has launched a campaign to sign letters to the EU Commissioner for Fisheries, asking EU to immediately stop the plundering of the natural resources of Western Sahara by Morocco.

Madagascar
Turkish shipwreck pollutes Madagascar coast

afrol News, 2 November - Toxic waste from a ship which went down off the coast in southern Madagascar in August has had severe impacts on the health of local people and on the rich coastal and marine environment, according to a new study.

Africa | World
Treaty to eliminate illegal fishing penned

afrol News, 1 September - The final text of a new treaty that aims to close fishing ports to vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been agreed upon by a group of 91 countries during talks brokered by FAO, the UN agency announced today.

Kenya | Uganda
Kenyan fisherman arrested in disputed Migingo island

afrol News, 7 April - The Ugandan forces have detained nine Kenyan fisherman on Monday from the disputed Migingo Island, a Kenyan official has confirmed. The arrest comes despite a joint statement by President Mwai Kibaki and President Yoweri Museveni signed between the two countries in March to resolve the Island row.

Southern Africa
Two new sea rescue centres opened in SADC region

afrol News, 30 March - The UN International Maritime Organization (IMO) has opened two new search and rescue sub-centres in Tanzania and the Seychelles to conduct life-saving missions off the east coast of Africa.

Tuna commission criticised for endorsing high quotas

afrol News, 25 November - The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas has been criticised for endorsing 22, 000 tones total allowable catch quota, way surpassing 15, 000 tones per year recommended by the commission's scientists.

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