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The marine resources of Mauritius, made up of living and non living resources, are found within its coastal waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (E.E.Z).
The Marine environment consists of the coastal waters, estuaries and the ocean waters including the sea bed and the fauna and flora within those waters.
Living Resources
Fisheries
The fisheries resources exploited by Mauritius are found in the following:-
(1:a) the lagoon and off lagoon areas of Mauritius
(1:b) the lagoon and off lagoon areas of Rodrigues
(1:c) the lagoon area around Agalega
(1:d) the banks areas along the Mauritius-Seychelles ridge, stretching from St Brandon to Saya de Malha and around the Chagos Archipelago.
Fishable areas in square Kilometres are:
Mauritius..............1208
Banks:
St Brandon...........2950
Nazareth..............7625
Saya de Malha....28350
Islands:
- Chagos................6830
- Rodrigues............1688
- Agalega................150
- Tromelin................nil
- Total 48801
Fisheries can be divided into the following categories:
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