By Valeria Merino. Everyone is talking about sustainability in fisheries. Many worried, with good reason, that in our lifetime we might lose most marine fisheries. Most importantly, we must prevent the collapse of the marine ecosystem with its devastating effects on the planet and our own survival as species. As…
22 April 2022. Mauritania today published its second annual report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), in another significant step strengthening the country's efforts to improve transparency in fisheries management. The report covers information for calendar years 2019 and 2020, as well as all twelve transparency requirements of the FiTI…
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) announced today the start of its transparency assessment of publicly available marine fisheries information in Mauritius, with the goal of strengthening national and regional understanding and appreciation of the sector’s contributions. An island state located off the eastern coast of the African continent, Mauritius possesses…
By Philippe Michaud. Seychelles is a country, which depends enormously on fisheries. Fisheries, especially tuna fisheries, is one of the 2 pillars of the Seychelles economy. The other is tourism. This is an important reason why we have to follow closely what is happening concerning subsidies and non-tariff measures. One…
05 April 2022. The African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Professional Organisations (CAOPA) and the grassroots network LMMA International called on member states of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) to increase their efforts in increasing transparency in fisheries management. At the 7th meeting of OACPS Ministers in…
The Federation of Artisanal Fishers of the Indian Ocean (FPAOI) has called on Mauritius and Comoros to commit to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), joining a growing movement towards transparent fisheries management in the Western Indian Ocean region. In a position paper published by its Executive Committee on 30 March,…
From 5 to 13 March, 2022, the FiTI International Secretariat conducted a mission to the island nation in collaboration with its national implementation partner - the non-governmental organisation MARAPA - to inform and sensitize national authorities, professionals and civil society representatives regarding the sign-up-steps and the transparency requirements of the…
30 March 2022. Today, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has launched the findings of its inaugural TAKING STOCK assessment, which focuses on Bangladesh and stands as the first in a series of national studies of government transparency in global marine fisheries set to be published over the coming years. The…
Marine fisheries management is an inherently complex topic, but this complexity is often aggravated by information being presented through highly technical reports or formats, making it difficult for the layperson to locate, interpret and draw conclusions from. This is a challenge for many transparency efforts in marine fisheries, including ours,…
11 March 2022. Ecuador sets a new precedent by becoming the first country in Latin America to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). This public commitment was announced today by the Vice-Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries, Andrés Arens J.D., at an event organized by the Ecuadorian Government in the city…