ABUJA – 23 January 2018. At the occasion of the 3rd meeting of the FiTI International Board, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nigeria, conveyed the intention of Nigeria to implement the FiTI. In a letter addressed to the FiTI Chair…
BERLIN – 22 December 2017. As 2017 is coming to an end, the FiTI International Secretariat looks back at the many highlights of this exciting year for the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) in a short summary. The 2nd International Conference of the FiTI, kindly hosted by the Indonesian Government on…
CONAKRY – 27 October 2017. The FiTI International Secretariat and the West African Regional Marine and Coastal Conservation Programme (PRCM) formalised their cooperation in promoting more responsible and sustainable fisheries through enhanced transparency and participation in the West African coastal countries. Both organisations have been working together since 2016 to…
BERLIN – 03 November 2017. The FiTI International Secretariat released today its first Guidance Note to support countries in implementing the FiTI Standard. The Guidance Note #01: “The sign-up steps for countries intending to implement the FiTI” provides guidance on how to complete the requirements set out in Part I,…
NASSAU – 18-21 September 2017. Ministers in charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) met for their 5th Meeting in the Bahamas to strategise on how to enhance the role of fisheries and aquaculture in their national socio-economic development. More than 150…
NOUAKCHOTT – 12-15 September 2017. For the first visit since the transition of the FiTI to its implementation phase, the FiTI International Secretariat conducted a country visit in Mauritania to assess the current implementation status of the FiTI. This transition that was marked by the 2nd International Conference of the…
BUSAN – 4-8 September 2017. The FiTI International Secretariat participated in the Sixteenth Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade in the Republic of Korea. Fish and fishery products are among the most traded food commodities worldwide. Trade plays a major role in the fishery and aquaculture sector as…
For two days, over 30 representatives from the fishing industry, civil society, governments and fishing administrations from Seychelles, Mauritius, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique as well as international stakeholders, met on Mahé Island, Seychelles, to discuss the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). This multi-stakeholder workshop was organised by the African Natural…
BRUSSELS – 21 June 2017. Following the proposal of MEP Ms Linnéa Engström (Greens group coordinator), the Committee on Fisheries of the European Parliament has decided to invite the FiTI International Secretariat to hold an exchange of views on the FiTI on Wednesday, 21 June 18.00-18.30 in Brussels. Furthermore, the…
JAPAN 16-17 May 2017. The Fisheries Transparency Initiative participated in the International Conference on Seafood Transparency and Sustainability, which took place from 16-17 May 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. This conference was co-organized by the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA), Waseda University and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and was…