The Republic of Chile has been a FiTI Committed Country since April 2024.

FiTI implementation in Chile:

Coordinating
Authority

Subsecretaría de Pesca y Acuicultura (SUBPESCA)

National Focal
Point

[To be defined]

National
Secretariat

[To be defined]

Members of FiTI Multi-Stakeholder Group

FiTI Reports

Compliance Validations

Locating fisheries information in Chile

In Chile, the sustainable development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector is managed by various public institutions. Information on marine fisheries is published on several government websites, such as:

Other government information for fisheries and marine-related matters can be found here:

Chile’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.

Chile’s National Multi-Stakeholder Group has not yet published its first FiTI Report.

More information about Chile’s FiTI implementation

Chile’s commitment to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI)

April 2024 – The Undersecretariat for Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism announced Chile’s public commitment to implement the FiTI Standard as part of the country’s Our Ocean 2024 Conference commitments.

Chile’s application to the FiTI International Board

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.

Chile has not yet submitted its official application documents to the FiTI International Board. Chile must reach the status of a FiTI Implementing Country by 31 December 2026.

Application

Chile’s validation against the FiTI Standard

Chile 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.

Chile must first reach the status of a FiTI Implementing Country. Afterwards, Chile has five years to reach validation eligibility (in accordance with section H.1 of the FiTI Standard).