Eliminating Harmful Fisheries Subsidies
ELIMINATING HARMFUL FISHERIES SUBSIDIES
THE CHALLENGE
Nearly 90% of the world’s marine fish stocks are now fully exploited, overexploited or depleted. There is no doubt that fisheries subsidies play a big role. Without them, we could slow the overexploitation of fish stocks, deal with the overcapacity of fishing fleets, and tackle the scourge of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
THE ACTION TRACK
Mobilise key stakeholders, governments and organisations to take concrete action towards the elimination of harmful fisheries subsidies and advance this issue at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
TARGETS
SDG 14.6
PARTNERS
International Centre on Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD)
The Pew Charitable Trust
BLOOM
Oceana
Fisheries sector
UN Agencies
Champion country governments
2018
Engage key stakeholders and develop Action Plan
Identified most engaged and impactful actors
Mapped existing initiatives
Explored potential of engagement with G20 and G7 countries
Action Plan developed
Engaged World Trade Organization
Initiated political mapping and evaluated best role for Friends of Ocean Action
2019
Develop WTO recommendations and engage champion countries
Organize meetings with WTO Director General and other key leaders
Explore and develop action plan for Friends of Ocean Action engagement and contribution
Explore opportunities for calling for a thematic mini-ministerial conference on SDG 14.6 to be held in 2019 in Geneva
Convene key stakeholders
Identify and engage champion states (e.g. China and India)
Develop key recommendations for WTO negotiations
Ministerial Decision on Fisheries Subsidies consistent with SDG 14.6 agreed at mini-ministerial
2020
Showcase success at UN Ocean Conference and WTO Ministerial
Aiming for a Ministerial Decision on Fisheries Subsidies agreed by thematic mini-ministerial in Geneva, consistent with SDG 14.6
Demonstrate how countries are implementing commitments and how The Friends is supporting them
Other action tracks
Plastic pollution
Sustainable ocean production: blue food
Ending illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing
Marine protection and conservation
Decarbonizing the maritime and shipping sectors
Liberating ocean data
Financing ocean innovation
Eliminating harmful fisheries subsidies
Gender parity
Science-based targets
