Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations Reach Critical Juncture at WTO Meeting
The 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Abu Dhabi grapples with securing progress on further regulating harmful fisheries subsidies. While the 2022 meeting yielded a landmark agreement addressing illegal and overfished stocks, the current discussions focus on the remaining pillar: subsidies contributing to overcapacity. Developed nations, like the European Union, advocate for stricter regulations, arguing that overcapacity fuels overfishing, a major threat to […]



