WTO Members Hold Workshop to Inform Next Wave of Fisheries Subsidies Talks
World Trade Organization members on Jan. 31 held a knowledge building workshop to "inform the second wave of negotiations on fisheries subsidies," the WTO said. The workshop centered on data related to the state of marine resources and fisheries subsidies. Deputy Director-General Angela Ellard said that during a fisheries subsidies retreat held in October 2022 WTO members discussed wanting to wrap up the second round of negotiations by the 13th Ministerial Conference, which is set to take place in late February 2024.
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"We all know that the availability of data has been a challenge since the beginning of the WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations," Ellard said. "Members frequently have noted that a better and more detailed understanding of the state of fisheries resources around the world, as well as the amounts and types of fisheries subsidies being provided by governments, would help to inform and bring greater focus to members' proposals and the Negotiating Group on Rules' debates."