The ‘Transparency of Fisheries in Seychelles’ Kick-off Forum took place on 30 September 2020 at the Eden Bleu Hotel, Seychelles, supporting the country's current endeavours to compile its first FiTI Report. This was the first of two forums organised by the Department of the Blue Economy and the FiTI International…
11 November 2020. Irish Aid approved today a grant to the FiTI for increasing transparency and multi-stakeholder collaboration in fisheries management among four Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in Africa: Cabo Verde, Comoros, Mauritius, and Sao Tomé and Principe. Sven Biermann, Executive Director of the FiTI International Secretariat stated that…
Subsidies have become one of the most controversial subjects in debates on fisheries reforms. Perhaps more than any other single factor, subsidies are seen as the source of a range of problems, such as overfishing, illegal fishing and unfair benefit-sharing. In 2001 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed…
The International Secretariat of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) is looking for a Regional Coordinator for the Western Indian Ocean region, based in Seychelles. Applicants must be either a Seychellois national or a Seychelles-based GOP holder. This vacancy is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in supporting the…