Mauritius has requested that Japan pay a total of 1.34 billion Mauritian rupees (¥3.6 billion) to support the local fishers affected by an oil leak from a Japanese freighter that ran aground in July, according to a Mauritian government document.
Under the proposed scheme, the Indian Ocean island nation has estimated that the construction of 100 fishing boats will require 1.2 billion rupees, with 9.7 million rupees needed to provide training for 475 fishers and 60 skippers unaccustomed to fishing in rough seas.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Wednesday that Japan will provide long-term assistance to help Mauritius deal with the cleanup from the oil spill.