The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Mauritius represents a zone, which is around one thousand times larger than its land area. This zone is largely unexploited except for its fishery resources on the shallow sand banks and in the coastal regions. Tuna fishing is also carried out in the open sea. Occasional studies have shown the presence of yet-unexploited fish stocks and of metallic nodules. This report represented the deliberations of the Marine Resources Thematic Working
Group.