Author: Sven Biermann

FiTI and People Powered collaborate on strengthening inclusive fisheries policy-making in Seychelles and Madagascar

The FiTI and People Powered - the Global Hub for Participatory Democracy - are collaborating on a pilot project to strengthen the link between transparency and stakeholder participation with the aim of developing a scalable global model that can be beneficial for other FiTI countries in the future. Public availability…

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New report shows benefits for FiTI countries when seeking eco-certification of fisheries

A recent study, published by Naunet Fisheries Consultants, analysed the impact of improving government transparency in fisheries according to the FiTI Standard on eco-certification efforts, and whether existing certification efforts incentivise national authorities to improve transparency of fisheries management. In the late 1990s, voluntary third-party certifications of fish and seafood…

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Germany supports FiTI through 5-year grant to enhance transparency in global fisheries management

The Government of the Federal Republic of Germany (represented by the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, BMZ) and the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) will cooperate on the project "Sustainable marine fisheries through transparency and stakeholder participation". The project has a timeframe of 5 years (2024 – 2028) and a…

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Ghana not data deficient, but shows significant transparency deficits for its marine fisheries sector, new assessment shows

26 April 2023. In its latest TAKING STOCK transparency assessment, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) evaluated the amount of fisheries information that national authorities in Ghana make publicly available via government websites. Based on the requirements of the FiTI Standard, this assessment reviewed transparency across 12 thematic areas of marine…

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FiTI International Board sees ‘meaningful progress’ of FiTI implementation in Mauritania

14 April 2023. As part of the country's first validation, the FiTI International Board determined that Mauritania has made ‘meaningful progress’ in implementing the FiTI Standard during December 2018 until March 2022. The Board congratulates Mauritania for this achievement, which demonstrates that significant aspects of the validation requirements have been…

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United States among top nations regarding transparency of fisheries management, new TAKING STOCK assessment shows

28 February 2023. In its latest TAKING STOCK transparency assessment, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) evaluated the amount of fisheries information that national authorities in the United States (US) make publicly available via government websites. The assessment shows that the US fisheries sector is characterised by very high levels of…

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