CONAKRY – 15 December 2016. At the occasion of the first official mission of the International Secretariat of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) in the Guinean capital, the President of Guinea,…
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Season’s greetings from the International FiTI Secretariat
Dear colleagues, 2016 was an intensive and exciting year for the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). It started with the 1st International Conference, which adopted the Principles of the FiTI and…
Long Distance Advisory Council provides Advice on the FiTI
Since the beginning of the conceptual phase of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative, the EU Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) has played an active role within the International Advisory Group of…
Beneficial ownership transparency: a hot topic at OECD-FAO-UNODC conference
PARIS - 14 October 2016. Fisheries-related crime such as human trafficking, smuggling of migrants, corruption and tax fraud is growing, according to the OECD. These crimes undermine governments’ capacity to…
Indonesia to host 2nd International Conference of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative on 27 April 2017
JAKARTA/BERLIN - 19 October 2016. The Republic of Indonesia and the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) are delighted to announce that Indonesia will host the 2nd International FiTI Conference in Bali,…
FiTI side-event at 32nd COFI
ROME - 14 July 2016. The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) was invited to hold an official side-event at the 32nd session of the COFI in Rome: “From transparency to accountability –…
SRFC & FiTI Secretariat partner to enhance transparent and inclusive fisheries
DAKAR/BERLIN, 18 May 2016. Efforts to enhance sustainable fisheries are stepping up in the West-African region, after the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) and the International Secretariat of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative…
Senegal makes first steps to apply FiTI commitments of Senegalese President
MBOUR, 19 May 2016. After the commitment of H.E. Macky Sall on February 3rd 2016 to engage Senegal in becoming one of the first countries to implement the FiTI, initial steps to start…
FiTI Secretariat conducts 1st Feasibility Study in the Seychelles
In order to develop the FiTI Standard – and in particular the scope of the FiTI Reporting, two technical working groups, one dedicated to small-scale fisheries and the other to large-scale fisheries,…
Working Groups develop concrete recommendations for 4th Advisory Group meeting
BERLIN, 22-23 April 2016. At the 3rd meeting of the FiTI International Advisory Group, a provisional list of mandatory reporting elements was agreed on. This distinguished between reporting elements applicable…