The national FiTI implementation in Ecuador:
Authority
Point
Mr Jorge Enrique Blacio Game
Secretariat
Mr José Vélez Tacuri
Members of FiTI Multi-Stakeholder Group
FiTI Reports
Compliance Validations
Locating fisheries information in Ecuador:
Information on marine fisheries for mainland Ecuador is published mainly on the website of the Vice-Ministry of Aquaculture and Fisheries, which is part of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MAGP), e.g.:
Information on marine fisheries for Galápagos is published mainly on the website of the Galápagos National Park Directorate (DPNG), attached to the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MAE), e.g.:
Other government information for fisheries and marine-related matters can be found here:
December 2021 – The Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investments, and Fisheries, Mgs. Julio José Prado Lucio-Paredes, sent the official commitment letter of Ecuador to the Chair of the FiTI International Board.
The official documents were submitted by Mr Andrés Arens Hidalgo, then Vice-Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries in Ecuador on 24 November 2022. The FiTI International Board approved Ecuador’s application on 5 December 2022.
FiTI Report 2024
Assessed calendar year: 2022 and 2023
Approved: September 2024
FiTI Report 2025
Assessed calendar year: 2024
Approved: December 2025
Ecuador’s third FiTI Report, covering calendar year 2025, is expected to be released by end of December 2026.
Not applicable yet.
Your contact for Ecuador within the FiTI International Secretariat:
Mr Nicolás Rovegno
Regional Manager Latin America & Caribbean
Relevant posts
- Ecuador enhances fisheries transparency with 2nd FiTI Report
- FiTI, fishing industry work to advance transparency in Latin America
- Advancing fisheries transparency in the South Pacific
- Ecuador publishes first FiTI Report in the Americas
- Workshop develops new roadmap for fisheries transparency in Galápagos
- Ecuador develops first FiTI Report in the Americas
- Support for the FiTI in Latin America compatible with Escazu Agreement
- Support from FiTI, UNODC bolsters Ecuador’s progress towards first FiTI Report
- Ecuador promotes fisheries transparency during 11th SPRFMO Commission Meeting
- Ecuador includes commitment to the FiTI in latest OGP National Action Plan
- Ecuador becomes first FiTI Candidate Country in the Americas
- Results of TAKING STOCK assessment: Government transparency of Ecuador’s marine fisheries
- Ecuador launches its FiTI National Multi-Stakeholder Group, the first in Latin America
- Ecuador joins FiTI!
- Ecuador takes an important step towards joining the FiTI
- ‘TAKING STOCK – Online Transparency of Fisheries Management Information’ assessments in Latin America
- High-level webinar with the Permanent Commission for the South Pacific (CPPS)
