FiTI implementation in Seychelles:
Authority
Ministry of Fisheries, Agriculture and Blue Economy
Point
Mr Alain de Commarmond
Secretariat
Ms Nathanielle Morel
Members of FiTI Multi-Stakeholder Group
FiTI Reports
Compliance Validations
Locating fisheries information in Seychelles
For fisheries and marine-related matters, information is available on the websites of the national authorities responsible for fisheries management, maritime safety, and port operations:
SFA is also establishing the Fisheries Information Management System (FIMS) to enhance data collection, management, and dissemination across the fisheries sector. This can be accessed from the SFA’s website. The development of the FIMS is ongoing, with plans to extend its data coverage and enhance its public user interface.
Seychelles’ 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 2020
Calendar year assessed: 2019
Approved: April 2021
FiTI Report 2021
Calendar year assessed: 2020
Approved: December 2021
FiTI Report 2022
Calendar year assessed: 2021
Approved: February 2023
FiTI Report 2023
Calendar year assessed: 2022
Approved: April 2024
FiTI Report 2024
Calendar year assessed: 2023
Approved: February 2025
FiTI Report 2025
Calendar year assessed: 2024
Approved: December 2025
More information about Seychelles’ FiTI implementation
February 2016 – The Government of Seychelles announced its commitment to join the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) at the 1st International FiTI Conference in Nouakchott/Mauritania.
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.
Seychelles’ official application documents were submitted by Mr Vincent Meriton, then Vice-President of Seychelles on 6 March 2020. The FiTI International Board approved Seychelles’ application on 3 April 2020.
The FiTI International Board has recognised Seychelles’ efforts to implement the FiTI Standard with a overall score of ‘compliant’ in the second validation of the Indian Ocean archipelago; time frame: January 2022 – July 2024.
This achievement makes Seychelles the first country in FiTI’s history to attain a ‘compliant’ status with the FiTI Standard. The FiTI is confident that Seychelles, inspired by this significant achievement, will maintain and reinforce its commitment and efforts to strengthen further and institutionalise transparency in its fisheries sector to ensure that the country’s compliant status in the FiTI is retained over time. For this, the FiTI International Board formulated in its Compliance Statement several corrective actions to be undertaken by Seychelles which, if properly addressed, will enable Seychelles to successfully maintain its compliance status and, ultimately, enhance the participatory governance of its fisheries sector.
The Board will review the implementation status of these corrective actions in April 2026.
Your contact for Seychelles within the FiTI International Secretariat:
Mr Yannick Memee
Regional Coordinator Western Indian Ocean
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