FiTI report finds large gaps in China's publicly available fishery data

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Small fishing vessels off the Chinese coast
Small fishing vessels off the Chinese coast | Photo courtesy of Mariusz Bugno/Shutterstock
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The transparency of Chinese government data on its fishery sector has come under scrutiny in a new report from the Fisheries Transparency Initiative (FiTI), a Seychelles-based nonprofit that aims to strengthen transparency and collaboration in global marine fisheries management. FiTI is a global multi-stakeholder partnership that monitors the extent to which various governments publish fisheries information online. The organization receives funding through grants from the World Bank, the aid…


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