Meetings of regional fisheries management organizations (RFMO) have often been criticized for lack of progress on conservation issues due to disagreements between clashing interests at stake.   However, the last session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), which occurred in February, will be one to remember. In a vote by secret ballot in the final hours of the three-day meeting in Mombasa, Kenya, a resolution that heavily restricts the use of drifting fish aggregating devices (dFADs) was adopted by a two-thirds majority.   European fishing body Europeche warned the adopted measures threaten the existence of the seiner fleet and that hundreds of sea workers would lose their jobs. Seychelles and Mauritius fishing and canning industry representatives criticized the decision for a lack of scientific assessment and for the selected timing of the dFAD ban, which overlaps with fishing closures in other oceans and could impact supply [...]