Review existing policies, legal and institutional framework for sustainable use and development of marine fisheries resources.

Objective:
The Government of Mauritius is committed to protect and conserve fisheries resources and transform Mauritius into a major seafood hub in the region for the supply of value-added processes and services related to the sourcing and marketing of seafood products through an ecosystem approach to fisheries.
Methodology:
(a) carry out research and experimental fishing for untapped resources and use of effective and efficient fishing techniques;
(b) Promoting industrial aquaculture and aquaculture on a small-scale in the lagoon and off-lagoon;
(c) providing a quality and cost-effective service to the fisher's community ;
(d) incentives to alleviate poverty and contribute to food security by providing access to fishers grouped into cooperatives/associations rather than individuals (who may be the poorest) in the semi-industrial fishery on the banks, in the advanced coastal fishery and the fishery around Fish Aggregating Devices for a secure and decent standard of living;
(e) cater for the training needs of the fisher community and empower them to improve fish quality with proper handling, reduce post-harvest losses and respond to marketing and trade opportunities that include women in the community;
(f) Practise a science-based resource management plan for fishing on the banks through the licensing of a controlled number of boats/vessels to fish on the banks using the concept of Maximum sustainable Yield (MSY) and a system of Total allowable catch and quota;
(g) Promote cooperation and collaboration at national, regional and international levels for :-
- capacity building for action oriented research to understand ocean health and impacts relating to ocean acidification and climate change, monitoring of ecosystems, fishing activities;
- Monitoring, Control and Surveillance to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing;
- Long-term protection and conservation of fisheries resources and marine biodiversity;
- The implementation of management plans for Marine Parks; and
- Implementation of all fisheries/international instruments to which the Government of Mauritius is a party and having as goal to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing and the protection and conservation of fisheries resources and marine biodiversity.
(h) The Government, through its investment facilitating agency, the Board of Investment, is promoting the seafood industry to attract investors in tuna transshipment, processing of high-value added seafood products, and marine aquaculture in the lagoon of Mauritius. Mauritius offers both a low tax jurisdiction and competitively priced business costs.
Follow-up mechanism:
Through monitorable milestones and time frame.
Governance mechanism:
Auditing and reports