On Wednesday, February 3rd, Mauritania will launch a global fisheries initiative, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) at an international one-day conference in its capital, Nouakchott. A global initiative, the FiTI will improve fisheries management in Mauritania and in implementing countries. If better management at global level ends over-fishing and rebuilds depleted fish stocks, then it could increase the…
One million and four hundred thousand Mexicans depend on fisheries for their livelihoods, but fish stocks are under enormous pressure. Eduardo Rolón, Executive Director of the Mexican NGO Causa Natura, explained to the FiTI Secretariat in an interview how the FiTI could play a critical role in protecting the long-term…
"Transparency is key for Indonesian fisheries", said Mas Achmad Santosa, Head of Indonesia’s Task Force on the Prevention and Eradication of IUU Fishing in an interview with the FiTI Secretariat in October 2015. This is why the Indonesian Government sent Dr. Santosa and his team to represent the country at both Advisory Group…
The ocean acts as a critical second lung for our planet, a major line of defense in the battle against climate change. But it had hardly been mentioned in any climate change summits until now. Until COP21. The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) is delighted to see the ocean high on…
European fisheries show how better trust between the stakeholders can improve the management of fisheries, Javier Garat, CEPESCA's Secretary-General (the Spanish Confederation of Fisheries), highlighting the potential of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). Javier Garat (right), Secretary General of Cepesca In an interview soon after FiTI’s second International Advisory Group…
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative continued its discussion on transparency requirements, when its International Advisory Group met at the headquarters of the FAO in Rome to advance work begun at a first meeting in Berlin. The meeting was prepared and conducted by the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform (acting as the Secretariat for the initiative)…
By blowing up boats fishing illegally in its waters, Indonesia has captured the imagination of many. In 2015, it has sunk more than 100 boats so far. Mas Achmad Santosa, Head of Indonesia’s Task Force on the Prevention and Eradication of IUU Fishing But the policy is just one aspect…
DAKAR, 28 October 2015. Dusk: the colorful pirogues have been at sea since dawn, and now they are coming back one by one to the shore. At the fish market on the beach, women and men are waiting for the fishermen’s daily catch. Fishermen landing their daily catch at Dakar's fish…
NOUAKCHOTT, 4 October 2015. Mauritania is stepping up its engagement with FiTI, with both national and international organizations offering opinions and advice as a FiTI Secretariat team visited the West African country. Workshop around the FiTI with representatives from the civil society and artisanal fisheries organizations The Secretariat team was…
With some of the world’s most abundant fishing grounds along its 600 km coastline separating the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert, Mauritania has great hopes that the new Fisheries Transparency Initiative will help the country improve its fisheries management by making the sector more transparent. H.E. Sid'Ahmed Raïss, Minister for Economic…