Scrap devastating fishing subsidies to help save the ocean and climate

Scrap devastating fishing subsidies to help save the ocean and climate

by Annabelle Bladon, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

The World Trade Organization resumed talks on fishing subsidies this week. Originally, it committed that by the end of 2019 it would prohibit the subsidies that are causing overfishing and damaging the life of the ocean. But despite the urgency, it failed to meet this deadline. This has significant implications for life in the ocean, the health and livelihoods of poor coastal communities in developing countries and climate change.

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