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Fisheries transparency on the agenda of SWIO countries as regional workshop gathers governments, businesses and civil society in Seychelles

30 March 2023 By Will May

29-30 March 2023. Fisheries practitioners from the South-West Indian Ocean (SWIO) Region gathered in Seychelles to attend a two-day regional workshop aimed at enhancing awareness of the importance of transparency for sustainable fisheries management. The workshop, entitled ‘Promoting Transparency for Sustainable Marine Fisheries through Collective Actions in the South-West Indian…

Events FiTI Report Seychelles

National workshop focuses on utilising fisheries transparency to support participatory governance

28 March 2023 By Will May

28 March. Fisheries stakeholders in Seychelles gathered today for a national workshop aimed at identifying mechanisms to move the Indian Ocean archipelago from increased public availability of fisheries information towards greater participatory governance of the sector. The workshop was split into a morning session focused on large-scale fisheries and an…

FiTI Report Seychelles

Seychelles publishes 2021 FiTI Report

28 February 2023 By Will May

28 February 2023. Seychelles has today published its third annual FiTI Report, covering information for the calendar year 2021 and offering interested national and international stakeholders another important means to understand the current state of the country’s marine fisheries sector. The 2021 FiTI Report summarises a wide range of information…

Seychelles Validation

First validation of Seychelles shows ‘meaningful progress’ in implementing the FiTI Standard

22 February 2023 By Will May

22 February 2023. The FiTI International Board has recognised Seychelles’ efforts to implement the FiTI Standard with a score of ‘meaningful progress’ in the first validation of the Indian Ocean archipelago. In its final Compliance Statement, which was published today, the Board congratulated Seychelles for this achievement, which demonstrates that…

Partnerships Seychelles

FiTI signs partnership agreement with the Danny Faure Foundation

2 February 2023 By Will May

2 February 2023, Victoria/Seychelles. Today, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) signed a partnership agreement with the Danny Faure Foundation (DFF), as part of a shared vision to promote sustainable marine fisheries in the Indian Ocean through transparency and collective action. The agreement will see the two organisations collaborate to enhance…

Mauritius TAKING STOCK

TAKING STOCK assessment identifies gaps in online transparency for Mauritius, makes recommendations for improvement

15 December 2022 By Will May

15 December 2022. In its latest TAKING STOCK assessment of online transparency of global fisheries, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) investigated the information that Mauritian national authorities make available to the public via government websites. Based on the requirements of the FiTI Standard, the assessment reviewed information across 12 thematic…

Madagascar Sign-up steps

Madagascar becomes third FiTI Candidate Country!

6 December 2022 By Will May

Madagascar has been accepted into the FiTI as an official Candidate Country, making it the third country globally to be granted this status after Mauritania in 2018 and Seychelles in 2020. The FiTI International Board debated and approved Madagascar’s candidate application on 5 December 2022 during its 19th Board meeting.…

FiTI Standard Seychelles

Seychelles removes confidentiality clause from renegotiated fishing agreements to comply with FiTI Standard

28 November 2022 By Will May

Two foreign fishing access agreements recently renewed by the government of Seychelles and two Taiwanese private associations have had their non-disclosure clauses removed, in a boon for transparency efforts in the Indian Ocean archipelago. The three-year agreements, one signed with the Taiwan Deep Sea Tuna Longline Boatowners and Exporters Association…

Comoros TAKING STOCK

Results of TAKING STOCK assessment of Comoros underline challenges of transparency in fisheries management facing SIDS

23 November 2022 By Will May

The FiTI International Secretariat today published the findings of its 2022 TAKING STOCK assessment of Comoros, taking a deep dive into the types and quality of fisheries information that national authorities in the Indian Ocean archipelago are publishing on government websites. The TAKING STOCK assessment considers the requirements of the…

Comoros TAKING STOCK

FiTI discusses preliminary TAKING STOCK results with stakeholders in Comoros

10 November 2022 By Will May

The FiTI International Secretariat conducted a four-day country mission to Grande Comore, Comoros, from 24th to 27th October, to present the preliminary findings of the TAKING STOCK assessment of the Indian Ocean archipelago to the country’s central government. Due for launch on 21 November, the TAKING STOCK assessment evaluates the…

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