The FiTI has launched a new Community of Practice (CoP) to sensitise key non-governmental actors in all six African Small Island Developing States (SIDS) on the role of transparency in marine fisheries management. The CoP is financially supported by Irish Aid. Transparency has a particularly elevated importance for fisheries management…
On Friday, 16 June, the FiTI International Secretariat engaged with young students of the Seychelles Maritime Academy on the objectives of the FiTI and why transparency in fisheries management is of relevance to their studies and future careers. Two groups underwent the training session, namely a cohort of advanced learners…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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.…
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…