Ending harmful fisheries subsidies would improve the health of our ocean. This is why

May 25, 2021

Armação Dos Búzios, Brazil. Image: Tadeu Jnr on Unsplash

Most subsidies wind up encouraging overfishing in coastal waters and on the high seas, harming the local fisheries industry they are supposed to support. Image: Unsplash

Maria Damanaki

Principal Advisor, SYSTEMIQ, UK; Principal Advisor, The Paradise International Foundation, China, Member of Friends of Ocean Action

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