BREAKING NEWS 

In addition to the numerous missions at sea to search for and retrieve tuna purse-seine abandoned and discarded FADs :

• 06.03.2024 .  - OCEANIKA BACK FROM  EXPEDITION, CALLS ON INDUSTRY TO UNLOCK FADWATCH ACCESS

      Oceanika successfully clears 31 entangled in corals   FADs near the Seychelles most recently discovered island. 

• 29.11.2023 .  - OCEANIKA REQUESTS ACCESS TO FAD WATCH FROM SIOTI AND THE FISHING INDUSTRY

      3 missions in November , 22 days at sea, 43 FADs removed in one month . FADWATCH is necessary to do even more.

• 02.11.2023 .  - AGREEMENT WITH BIOMS - SEYCHELLES

        OCEANIKA will utilize BIOMS's secure database systems for all data collected during their sea missions.

• 26.09.2023 . MEETING IN MONTEREY  - NGO TUNA FORUM - CALIFORNIA

        Official presentation of OCEANIKA and its initiatives for FAD recovery at the NGO TUNA FORUM.

• 22.08.2023 . AGREEMENT WITH ISSF- USA

       OCEANIKA  starts a collaboration for biodegradable FADS  with International Seafood Sustainability Fondation.

• 25.07.2023 . AGREEMENT WITH NGO TUNA FORUM - USA

       Seychelles NGO OCEANIKA joins NGO TUNA FORUM.

• 11.07.2023. AGREEMENT with ALTASEA - USA

        ALTASEA starts a collaboration with Seychelles NGO OCEANIKA .

• 22.06.2023.  OCEANIKA and EUROPEAN COMMISSION – BELGIUM

       EUROPEAN Maritimes Affaires and Fisheries supports Seychelles NGO OCEANIKA for the retrieval of the FADs.

• 22.06.23. SUSTAINABILITY EXPOSITION - SEYCHELLES

        Seychelles NGO OCEANIKA organises the First SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONAL EXPOSITION to stimulate and speed up private actions in favour of the protection of the environment.

• 17.06.2023. NEW OFFICE OF OCEANIKA - USA

        Seychelles NGO OCEANIKA opens its USA branch to continue its global expansion.

• 07.06.23. BIODEGRADABLE FADs BY OCEANIKA – SEYCHELLES

       Seychelles NGO OCEANIKA scientists work on BIOFADS « made in Seychelles » .

• 28.05.2023. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION OF OCEANIKA AT THE 4^th IOTC AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON FADS – SEYCHELLES

       Seychelles NGO OCEANIKA participates to the FADs working group and presents its publication « Actions to safeguard Seychelles coastal ecosystems » 

• 25.05.2023. OCEANIKA JOINS FAO – IOTC WORKING GROUPS – SEYCHELLES

        Seychelles NGO OCEANIKA joins Indian Ocean Tuna Commission working groups.

• 17.03.23  EUROPECHE ,ORTHONGEL, OPAGAC   – EUROPE 
  OCEANIKA asks for tuna industry an urgent access  to FAD WATCH to speed up removal of FADs.
     
• 10.02.2023 MEETING AT FONDATION PRINCE ALBERT II – MONACO

        Seychelles Ngo OCEANIKA  share actions of Fads recovery in Seychelles Waters and impacts on corals.