BERLIN – 12-13 December 2018. During its 5th meeting, the International Board of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) discussed the current status of the initiative and made a number of…
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Vacancy: West Africa Regional Coordinator for the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (F/M)
The International Secretariat of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI) is looking for a new Regional Coordinator to support FiTI implementations in West African countries. This vacancy is a unique opportunity…
How FiTI contributes to the sustainable trade of fish and fish products
GENEVA – 03 October. At the occasion of the 2018 WTO Public Forum, the FiTI was invited by the FAO to contribute to its Working session “FAO Instruments supporting the…
Guinea hosts first sub-regional workshop on fisheries transparency in West Africa
CONAKRY – 02-03 July 2018. The Guinean capital was the host of the first sub-regional workshop on transparency in fisheries management in West Africa. Organised by the Regional Partnership for…
FiTI introduces annual financial contributions from participating countries, starting 2019
BERLIN – 12 June 2018. The FiTI has made significant progress and is now experiencing an increasing demand from its stakeholders, in particular countries’ governments. A robust international administration and…
Why African small-scale fisheries actors support the FiTI
BERLIN – 8 June. Enhancing transparency and participation in small-scale fisheries governance forms an essential part of the global efforts of the FiTI to achieve a more sustainable management of…
Côte d’Ivoire’s small-scale fisheries actors determined to play a role in fisheries management
ABIDJAN – 25-26 April 2018. For the first time in the history of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Societies and Actors in Côte d’Ivoire (FENASCOOP-CI), the Federation took the…
Guinean actors gather to continue efforts in implementing the FiTI
CONAKRY – 13 January 2018. Building on the commitment of the Guinean President and of its Government to join the FiTI, the African Confederation of Artisanal Fisheries Professional Organisations (CAOPA)…
Nigeria signs Letter of Intent to become a FiTI Country
ABUJA – 23 January 2018. At the occasion of the 3rd meeting of the FiTI International Board, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, Honourable Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural…
Highlights of 2017
BERLIN – 22 December 2017. As 2017 is coming to an end, the FiTI International Secretariat looks back at the many highlights of this exciting year for the Fisheries Transparency…