Fisheries
News
WTO fisheries subsidy: India insists on ‘polluter pays’ principle
India has caught to its demand that sure creating international locations be exempted from commitments to remove fisheries subsidies regardless of failure of World Trade
WTO Members Delay Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies to 2021 (IISD)
Despite switching to online meetings and written consultations to continue negotiations, WTO members were unable to finish negotiations at the 14 December informal meeting of
New European fisheries, aquaculture fund progresses
Jason Holland A provisional political agreement on the European Maritime, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) for the period of 2021-2027 has been reached by the
Reports
Adaptation Gap Report 2020
The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2020 finds that while nations have advanced in planning, huge gaps remain in finance for developing countries and bringing adaptation
Shallow water shrimp fishery in Mozambique: who benefits from fiscal reform? (IIED)
In Mozambique, fisheries are important to the national economy and individual livelihoods. Shallow water shrimp fisheries (SWSF) provide an important source of income for many
Exploring the Possible Impacts of WTO Rules on Fisheries Subsidies: The Case of the Southern Longline Tuna Fishery in the Western and Central Pacific (IISD)
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes a specific target (Sustainable Development Goal 14.6) of completing, by 2020, negotiations at the World Trade
Policy Briefs
WTO Negotiations on Fisheries Subsidies: What’s the state of play? (IISD)
Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are currently negotiating new multilateral disciplines to tackle the harmful fisheries subsidies that undermine marine resources, as well
Reflections on the WTO Negotiations on Prohibiting IUU Fishing Subsidies (GSI)
This policy brief explores some of the legal questions that have emerged in the negotiations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) about a new rule
Action for an ocean for all: Rethinking the blue economy
Rethinking the blue economy to be inclusive, sustainable, fair and for everyone (IIED) Maggie Watson’s article on the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED),
