Mbour/Senegal: Friday 22 April 2022- Mauritania has published its second report under the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), covering data for 2019 and 2020. This second report follows the release of the first report in May 2021.
This report demonstrates a serious commitment to implementing transparency in fisheries management, an ideal promoted internationally and by the African Union for many years.
However, in many countries, public information on the fisheries sector is still not available to the public. This is the case in many African countries where fisheries play a key role in development, poverty reduction and food and nutrition security.
Like the international community and governments, CAOPA, as an organisation working to strengthen the rights and livelihoods of artisanal fishing communities in Africa, recognises that transparency is an essential element in the management of African fisheries.
We see Mauritania’s action as a positive step towards the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Sustainable Artisanal Fisheries and the African Union’s Policy Framework and Reform Strategy for Fisheries and Aquaculture.
While there has been much negative publicity about fisheries in Africa, this is a positive achievement that should be widely recognised and celebrated.
See the summary and the full report.