Manta, 30 September 2022. Representatives of public sector institutions, the commercial fishing sector (industrial and artisanal) and civil society met today to launch the National Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) of the…
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TAKING STOCK: FiTI initiates its online transparency assessment of fisheries management information for Panama
As part of its global efforts to deepen public understanding of how different governments around the world approach transparency in fisheries management, the FiTI announced today the start of its…
“It is not just politically correct to want transparency, it is politically smart”
The FiTI International Secretariat sat down with Seychelles’ Minister for Fisheries and Blue Economy, Jean-Francois Ferrari to speak about the role of Seychelles in promoting transparency among other African countries…
“Nobody can say Seychelles’ fisheries are too difficult to understand”
Victoria - 9 August 2022. Today, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) met with Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Mr. Jean-François Ferrari, to present a newly-designed copy of the Seychelles’…
tBrief #07: Resisting the urge to index: The case against ranking fisheries transparency efforts
Quantitative analyses and country comparisons (e.g. in the form of an index) are an inevitable outcome of research on transparency and this can be a valid way to simplify information…
Public debate gathers fisheries stakeholders to discuss future of the sector in Seychelles
On Monday, 18 July, the French Embassy in Seychelles – with the support of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) and the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) – organised…
Results of TAKING STOCK assessment: Government transparency in marine fisheries of Mexico
06 July 2022. Today, the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) launched the results of its TAKING STOCK assessment on Mexico’s marine fisheries sector, as part of a series of national studies…
Call for 2022 membership election to the FiTI association
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…
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.…