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Mauritania submits Fisheries Transparency Initiative report
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Mauritania has submitted a report as part of the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), aiming to achieve greater transparency and accountability in the nation’s fisheries sector.
In a press release, FiTI said Mauritania’s issuance of the report “marks an important step to enhancing the public availability of credible fisheries management information.”
FiTI is a global standard for establishing sustainable fisheries management through transparency and multi-stakeholder participation. The Seychelles became the first country to submit a full report last month.
Although Mauritania has an estimated 600 fish species, just around 200 species are commercially exploitable, and the West African country has battled illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing for years.