21 Jun 2022
WTO members concluded the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva on 17 June, securing multilaterally negotiated outcomes on a series of key trade initiatives. The negotiations on fisheries subsidies began more than twenty years ago, in 2001, and have now reached an important milestone. It is the first time WTO members have ever concluded a […]
17 May 2022
News release from the World Trade Organisation: WTO members on 16-20 May will hold intensive negotiations aimed at resolving remaining issues for a global deal to curb harmful fishing subsidies ahead of the 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) next month. The chair of the negotiations, Ambassador Santiago Wills of Colombia, said in a video message that […]
10 Nov 2020
For nearly two decades, member governments of the World Trade Organization have been working on a deal to end harmful fisheries subsidies, one of the main drivers of overfishing. Fisheries subsidies are payments that governments make to fishing fleets to help cover costs such as fuel and vessel construction. But these subsidies damage the environment […]