Fisheries tenure systems – how and why governments allocate rights for fishing – are one of the most critical aspects of sustainable fisheries management. However, in many countries fisheries tenure systems are characterised by secrecy and confidentiality.As a result, people have a limited insights into how tenure systems work, who…
Victoria, 3 April 2020. The International Board of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has announced its approval of the country’s application, making the Seychelles only the second country to be granted the status of a FiTI Candidate country, after Mauritania. The application was evaluated by the International Board through a…
Mindelo, 12 February 2020 - The Minister of Maritime Economy, Dr. Paulo Lima Veiga, with the due authorization of the Council of Ministers, declared today Cabo Verde's unequivocally commitment to the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). "It is a complex challenge for Cape Verde to ensure that fishing and fish trade…
Dakar, February 2020. In an effort to further energise the current implementation process of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) in Senegal, two influental stakeholder groups are calling on President Macky Sall to honor his commitment given at the first FiTI International Conference in Nouakchott, Mauritania, in February 2016 to implement…
Fisheries might have been slow to catch on to the transparency wave, but it is now widely accepted as being fundamental to sustainable fisheries management; yet, the subject is not straightforward at all. This so called “transparency Brief” (or tBrief for short) is the first in a series that will…
Victoria – 24 February 2020. The Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) has been legally registered today in the Seychelles as a global members' association. From June 2015 until January 2020, the German-based non-profit organization HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Governance Platform was acting as the fiscal host for the initiative.Recognizing the need to give the…
The International Secretariat of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) is looking for a Senior Public Relations Coordinator. This position will have daily responsibilities for generating ideas, creating content and providing general support to maintain a robust presence on social media channels and the Internet, while at the same time enhancing…
Berlin/Victoria – 28 October 2019. The International Board of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) appointed today Dr. Valeria Merino as the 2nd Chair of the FiTI. Valeria will serve for an initial term of 3 years, starting 01 January 2020, succeeding Prof. Dr. Peter Eigen, who initiated the FiTI and…
The International Secretariat of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) is looking for a new Regional Coordinator to support FiTI implementations in Latin American countries. This vacancy is a unique opportunity to play a leading role in supporting the growth of the FiTI in Latin America and to contribute to the…
Berlin/Victoria – 16 July 2019. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announced today their support for the FiTI to increase transparency in fisheries management in Africa and Latin America. Of the many interventions needed to improve fisheries management and seafood sustainability, the public availability of fundamental, credible data about how…