BUSAN – 4-8 September 2017. The FiTI International Secretariat participated in the Sixteenth Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade in the Republic of Korea. Fish and fishery products are among the most traded food commodities worldwide. Trade plays a major role in the fishery and aquaculture sector as…
For two days, over 30 representatives from the fishing industry, civil society, governments and fishing administrations from Seychelles, Mauritius, Comoros, Madagascar, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique as well as international stakeholders, met on Mahé Island, Seychelles, to discuss the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI). This multi-stakeholder workshop was organised by the African Natural…
BRUSSELS – 21 June 2017. Following the proposal of MEP Ms Linnéa Engström (Greens group coordinator), the Committee on Fisheries of the European Parliament has decided to invite the FiTI International Secretariat to hold an exchange of views on the FiTI on Wednesday, 21 June 18.00-18.30 in Brussels. Furthermore, the…
JAPAN 16-17 May 2017. The Fisheries Transparency Initiative participated in the International Conference on Seafood Transparency and Sustainability, which took place from 16-17 May 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. This conference was co-organized by the Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency (FRA), Waseda University and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and was…
INDONESIA – 27 April 2017. The 2nd International Conference of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative, hosted by the Government of Indonesia, launched a new era of transparency and participation in fisheries through the adoption of the first FiTI Standard (see here) and the launch of the first FiTI International Board (see…
INDONESIA – 27 April 2017. Participants of the 2nd International Conference of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative adopted the first FiTI Standard, which sets out the requirements that countries must follow to be part of the FiTI. The FiTI Standard is the outcome of extensive discussions, spanning nearly two years, by…
INDONESIA, 27 April 2017; The 1st FiTI International Board was launched at the 2nd International Conference of the FiTI on April 27, 2017. Increasing transparency and participation in fisheries governance for the benefit of a more sustainable management of marine fisheries is a challenge that is unlikely to be met…
On the eve of the 2nd International Conference of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), Guinea reiterated at the highest level its engagement to the FiTI as well as its willingness to collaborate with all stakeholder groups to implement the initiative. On behalf of H.E. Prof. Alpha Condé, President of the…
Based on the outcomes of the stakeholder consultation, the FiTI International Secretariat has now finalised the first version of the FiTI Standard (Version 20 April 2017). This version will be presented for adoption at the 2nd International Conference of the FiTI, which will take place in Bali on 27 April…
The 2017 OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum took place on 30 – 31 March in Paris, France. Government ministers, business leaders and civil society representatives discussed issues including the cost of corruption to society, the use of political donations to buy influence, the role of export controls to counter…