The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) is expanding its membership and is looking for 12 new members who are passionate about shaping the global agenda for transparency and multi-stakeholder participation in…
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Small-scale fisheries organisations call on governments to be transparent and accountable in fisheries management
8 June 2022. On the occasion of the World Oceans Day, several small-scale fishers organisations from Africa (CAOPA, CANCO, FPAOI), the Pacific (LMMA), South (CONAPACH) and Central America (RAMPR), and…
FiTI International Board elects two new members and re-elects FiTI Chair for second term
23 May 2022. The International Board of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) is extremely pleased to welcome two new members to the FiTI association: Dr. Annika MACKENSEN and Alfredo SFEIR.…
TAKING STOCK: FiTI initiates its online transparency assessment of fisheries management information for the United States
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) announced today the start of its assessment of publicly available marine fisheries information in the United States of America, as part of its global efforts…
Presentation of law proposal to promote fisheries transparency in Peru
Lima, 10 May 2022. Today, multiple actors from Peru's congress, the country's fisheries sector, as well as representatives from civil society and academia, met at a dialogue workshop in Peru’s…
Madagascar officially launches national multi-stakeholder process at FiTI workshop
Antananarivo, 3 May 2022. Today, the government of Madagascar officially launched its national FiTI implementation process during a one-day multi-stakeholder workshop held in the capital Antananarivo. The workshop was attended…
Latin America’s first TAKING STOCK assessment: Government transparency in the marine fisheries of Peru
Lima, 27 April 2022. Today, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) launched the findings of its first TAKING STOCK assessment for the Latin American region, evaluating public access to marine fisheries…
Without transparency, there cannot be sustainable fishing
By Valeria Merino. Everyone is talking about sustainability in fisheries. Many worried, with good reason, that in our lifetime we might lose most marine fisheries. Most importantly, we must prevent…
Mauritania releases 2nd FiTI Report, boosting access to fisheries information for calendar years 2019 and 2020
22 April 2022. Mauritania today published its second annual report to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), in another significant step strengthening the country's efforts to improve transparency in fisheries management.…
TAKING STOCK: FiTI initiates online transparency assessment of fisheries management information for Mauritius
The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) announced today the start of its transparency assessment of publicly available marine fisheries information in Mauritius, with the goal of strengthening national and regional understanding…