the registered fishers in mainland Mauritius and Rodrigues Island, respectively, he will state, for the past…
(No. B/72) Mr J. F. François (Second Member for Rodrigues) asked the Minister of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy and Fisheries whether, in regard to the registered fishers in mainland Mauritius and Rodrigues Island, respectively, he will state, for the past five years, the number – (a) thereof having benefitted from the compensation and lump sum paid as artisanal or net fishers on surrendering their fisher’s card and any outstanding cases thereof; (b) of heirs having benefitted in the case of the sudden death of the fisher, and (c) of beneficiaries of death grant provided to families of fishers lost at sea and any outstanding cases thereof.
Reply: Registered fishermen of Rodrigues fall under the purview of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly (RRA). As regards part (a) of the question, 362 artisanal fishermen and 18 net fishermen of mainland Mauritius have been paid compensation totalling Rs23,320,000 and Rs2.6 million, respectively. With regard to Rodrigues, ten applications for compensation and lump sum have been received from registered artisanal fishermen and are being processed. One application is being kept in abeyance, pending submission of the required documents. As regards part (b) of the question, a total amount of Rs600,000 has been paid to the heirs of three fishermen for mainland Mauritius. There is no outstanding case regarding such compensation for sudden death for Mauritius. As for Rodrigues, there are nine outstanding cases following the sudden death of a fisher. These cases have been transmitted to the Legal Adviser of the Rodrigues Regional Assembly for advice on the quantum to be paid per heir. Concerning part (c) of the question, a total amount of Rs1.1 million has been paid to the heirs of four fishers of mainland Mauritius, in connection with accidental death and disappearance at sea, and a sum of Rs400,000 has been paid to the heirs of two Rodriguan fishermen lost at sea. FÉDÉRATION MAURICIENNE DE JUDO – CLUBS SEEKING AFFILIATION – UPDATE