Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles.

By virtue of this Agreement, the European Union and the Republic of Seychelles establish the principles, rules and procedures governing: 1) economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation in the fisheries sector with a view to promoting sustainable fishing in the Seychelles fishing zone to guarantee the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources, and developing the Seychelles fisheries sector; 2) the conditions governing access by European Union fishing vessels to the Seychelles fishing zone; 3) cooperation on the management, control and surveillance measures in the Seychelles fishing zone with a view to ensuring that the above rules and conditions are complied with, that the measures for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and management of fishing activities are effective, and that Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is prevented; 4) partnerships between operators aimed at developing economic activities in the fisheries sector and related activities.