The Ministry held a productive meeting with His Excellency Mohamed Rizvi Hassan, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the Maldives, focusing on efforts to prevent and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Discussions covered existing legal procedures for apprehending such vessels, as well as mechanisms governing innocent passage under the Maldivian Fisheries Act.
Ministry had a productive meeting with His Excellency Mohamed Rizvi Hassan, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the Maldives. The discussions included measures being taken to prevent and eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, including existing legal… pic.twitter.com/gBNpUfe63b— Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources (@MFORmv) April 13, 2026