The Fisheries Transparency Initiative continued its discussion on transparency requirements, when its International Advisory Group met at the headquarters of the FAO in Rome to advance work begun at a first meeting…
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INTERVIEW – Transparency is key for Indonesian fisheries
By blowing up boats fishing illegally in its waters, Indonesia has captured the imagination of many. In 2015, it has sunk more than 100 boats so far. Mas Achmad Santosa,…
Senegal considers FiTI implementation, senior official says
DAKAR, 28 October 2015. Dusk: the colorful pirogues have been at sea since dawn, and now they are coming back one by one to the shore. At the fish market on…
Mauritania eyes multiple benefits of transparent fisheries management
NOUAKCHOTT, 4 October 2015. Mauritania is stepping up its engagement with FiTI, with both national and international organizations offering opinions and advice as a FiTI Secretariat team visited the West…
INTERVIEW – Minister reiterates Mauritanian commitment to implement the FiTI
With some of the world’s most abundant fishing grounds along its 600 km coastline separating the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert, Mauritania has great hopes that the new Fisheries Transparency…
Transparency alone is not enough, Sven Biermann says at LDAC conference
Las Palmas, 17 September 2015. Mr. Biermann, Program Director of the FiTI, presented the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) at the Conference of the Long Distance Advisory Council (LDAC) on the External Dimension of the…
The FiTI supports the implementation of the new SD Goal 14 on conserving the oceans
The FiTi welcomes the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York, 25-27 September. Results of the inputs gathered through…
Learning from other multi-stakeholder initiatives at the 16th IACC
PUTRAJAYA, 4 September 2015. The Secretariat of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative was invited to the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Putrajaya/Malaysia to take part in a panel discussion on the…
The CAOPA emphasizes significant synergies with the FiTI
At the occasion of the 1st International Advisory Group meeting of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) - which took place on July 24th 2015 - the FiTI Secretariat had the chance…
Over 25 participants attend 1st International Advisory Group meeting in Berlin
The development of a coherent and credible framework for the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTi) by the FiTI Secretariat is supported by an International Advisory Group, comprising fisheries and governance experts…