Federpesca joins the Board of H.OPES Foundation
9 July 2026
On 8 July 2026, the Board of Directors of H.OPES Foundation coopted Federpesca, the National Federation of Italian Fishing Enterprises, as a member. Federpesca holds the seat as an organisation and is represented on the Board by its Director General, Francesca Biondo.
Founded in 1961 and associated with Confindustria, Federpesca represents Italian fishing enterprises before national and European institutions. It has worked alongside H.OPES for nearly a decade in international cooperation, on sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, the blue economy, training and institutional dialogue, including a memorandum of understanding signed in 2021 with the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources of Somalia.
Its presence on the Board brings the productive fisheries sector into the governance of the Foundation, and strengthens the connection between that sector and our cooperation work in partner countries, particularly in the blue economy and in fisheries governance.