The African Confederation of Professional Organizations Artisanal Fisheries Organisations (CAOPA) has been working on transparency since 2011. It has also played a leading role in designing and supporting
the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI).
The FiTI is the first initiative to set minimum standards on what governments should publish and how. It was particularly important for CAOPA to ensure that the FiTI standard included sections on artisanal fishing and the role of women in the sector.
Recently, we have seen the Seychelles and Mauritania publish their first FiTI reports showing their level of compliance with the standards.
The government of Madagascar has now publicly committed to implementing FiTI. Other African governments, such as those of Senegal, Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe have also announced their intention to commit to FiTI: there is still much work to be done to ensure that they deliver on their promises.
Read more:
https://caopa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Declaration-on-Transparency-CAOPA-2021-EN.pdf