Norway subsidises coastal fisheries
The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries has outlined a series of subsidies to support struggling fishing industry sectors over the coming year. The measures are designed to offset…
Peru among first to accept agreement on fisheries subsidies
Peru deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies on 19th July, bolstering the ranks of leading marine fishing producers that have affirmed support for the historic…
WTO members advance fisheries subsidies negotiations
WTO members were able to advance work on the second wave of fisheries subsidies negotiations during the second of a series of Fish Weeks. The chair of the negotiations, Ambassador…
WTO fisheries subsidies deal (mostly) welcomed
After two decades of dialogue, trade ministers from 164 countries last week struck a last-minute deal on fisheries subsidies. Despite blocking measures by India, which threatened to derail the multilateral…
SeaBOS calls for end to harmful subsidies
Ten of the world’s largest seafood companies, grouped together as SeaBOS, have stated that harmful subsidies that they see as a barrier to sustainable industry transformation should be phased out.…
WTO seeks to curb state subsidies for fishing
World Trade Organisation Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the fisheries subsidies negotiations chair, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, have urged WTO members to prepare to make tough calls, paving the way…
Europêche took an active part in a high-level event focusing on trade, climate change and ocean economy in Geneva this week, defending sustainable fisheries subsidies. Image: Europêche
Europêche defends sustainable fisheries subsidies at WTO
European fishing industry body Europêche is giving its full support to an ambitious multilateral agreement with the aim of abolishing damaging fishery subsidies – stating that public aid needs to…
