26 April 2016 | Geneva, Switzerland Progressing Fisheries Subsidies Reform Post-Nairobi Environment Alice Tipping, Senior Programme Officer, Environment and Natural Resources, ICTSD Trade Policy Options for Sustainable Oceans and Fisheries
Theme Leader: U. Rashid SUMAILA, University of British Columbia Fisheries Centre Frank ASCHE, University of Stavanger Sadeq BIGDELI, Senior Lecturer, University of Waikato Liam CAMPLING, Queen Mary University London Jim CANNON, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) Jung Hee CHO, Korea Maritime Institute E15 Expert Group on Oceans, Fisheries and the Trade System Beatrice CRONA, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Ernesto GODELMAN, CeDePesca Moustapha Kamal GUEYE, International Labour Organization (ILO) Milton HAUGHTON, Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) Rupert HOWES, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Audun LEM, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Luping LI, Center for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP) Tabitha MALLORY, Princeton University Shunsuke MANAGI, Tohoku University Dick NYEKO, Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (formerly) Ángel Alberto RIVERA BENAVIDES, OLDEPESCA Cathy ROHEIM, University of Idaho Carl-Christian SCHMIDT, OECD David SCHORR, World Wildlife Fund-US Selina STEAD, Newcastle University Amadou TALL, Consultant Guillermo VALLES GALMÉS, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Margaret YOUNG, Melbourne Law School Convener: Christophe BELLMANN, ICTSD Group Manager: Alice TIPPING, ICTSD
Work Package 1: Market Access Conditions to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing Work Package 2: Disciplining Fisheries Subsidies Work Package 3: Tariff and Non-Tariff Measures Trade Policy Options for Sustainable Oceans and Fisheries Inclusiveness – Transparency – Policy coherence
Work Package 2: Disciplining Fisheries Subsidies Trade Policy Options for Sustainable Oceans and Fisheries Develop reliable data on fisheries subsidies Core group of countries adopts fisheries subsidies disciplines Establish multilateral disciplines built stepwise and bottom-up Re-start WTO negotiations based on areas of agreement Align incentives by focusing subsidy negotiations on international fish stocks