WWF at the WTO MC13: The Struggle to Stop Overfishing

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Anna Holl, global lead for fisheries at the World Wide Fund for Nature where we discussed ongoing World Trade Organisation fisheries negotiations

Maya Plentz

Mar 17, 2024

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World Wide Fund for Nature at WTO Ministerial Conference

WWF global lead for fisheries negotiations discussed how members of the WTO struggled to find a balance between prohibitions and flexibilities in the draft agreement text.

India sought extensive exemptions for their small-scale fisheries and felt that the agreement would interfere with their policy space.
Stronger provisions for limiting subsidies that drive overfishing, thanks to interventions by Pacific countries like Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Anna Holl, global lead for fisheries at the World Wide Fund for Nature, discussed ongoing World Trade Organisation fisheries sector negotiations on harmful subsidies.

Many WTO country-members expressed disappointment with the lack of progress at MC13 in Abu Dhabi, while WWF remained hopeful that members would find the political will to revive negotiations and discipline harmful subsidies.

WWF will continue to advocate for stronger provisions and fewer exemptions fo…

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