FiTI implementation in Cabo Verde:
Authority
Point
Ms Iolanda Brites
Secretariat
Mr Emilio Sanches
Members of FiTI Multi-Stakeholder Group
FiTI Reports
Compliance Validations
Locating fisheries information in Cabo Verde
The primary source for accessing online information on marine fisheries management in Cabo Verde is the Fisheries Information System from the National Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture:
Other government information for fisheries and marine-related matters can be found here:
Cabo Verde’s FiTI Reports
FiTI Reports are joint publications of the country’s FiTI National Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) and the FiTI International Secretariat. These annual reports comprise an assessment of fisheries transparency as well as recommendations for improving transparency and stakeholder participation in the country’s fisheries sector.
FiTI Report 2023
Calendar year assessed: 2022
Approved: December 2023
FiTI Report 2024
Calendar year assessed: 2023
Approved: January 2025
FiTI Report 2025
Calendar year assessed: 2024
Approved: March 2026
Cabo Verde’s fourth FiTI Report (2026), covering calendar year 2025, is expected to be released by December 2026.
More information about Cabo Verde’s FiTI implementation
12 February 2020 – The then Minister of Maritime Economy, Dr. Paulo Lima Veiga, with the due authorization of the Council of Ministers, declared Cabo Verde’s unequivocally commitment to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI).
A public commitment demonstrates a sincere intention of the country’s government to increase transparency in fisheries management through the FiTI. However, the commitment should not be misinterpreted as official acceptance into the initiative. Only when such a commitment is followed by concrete implementation activities (such as the establishment of a FiTI National Multi-Stakeholder Group) and the subsequent approval of the country’s application by the FiTI International Board will the country be formally recognised as a FiTI Implementing Country.
Cabo Verde’s official application documents were submitted on 3 January 2023. The FiTI International Board approved Cabo Verde’s application on 16 February 2023.
Cabo Verde has not yet been validated against the FiTI Standard.
Countries that seek to obtain the status of a FiTI Compliant Country must first reach validation eligibility by demonstrating adherence to the FiTI Standard’s transparency requirements. If deemed as eligible by the FiTI International Board, an independent validation assessment will be conducted on the country. After successfully undergoing its validation assessment, a country is declared a FiTI Compliant country. This status is maintained if the country continues to adhere to the FiTI Standard throughout subsequent validation reviews.
Cabo Verde must reach validation eligibility (in accordance with section H.1 of the FiTI Standard) by latest 31 December 2027.
Your contact for Cabo Verde within the FiTI International Secretariat:
Ms Sara Lopes
Senior Advisor Strategic Partnerships & Lusophone Africa
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- Non-governmental actors in African SIDS join forces through FiTI’s Community of Practice
- Cabo Verde becomes 5th FiTI Candidate Country
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- Cabo Verde joins FiTI!
