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This is great news, also World Trade Organization Members are not alone in this process International Institute for Sustainable Development has created a Capacity Building Self-assessment tool to help in their implementation of the #FisheriesSubsidies Agreement. Public officials can use the tool to conduct a self-assessment exercise on what changes they should make at home and identify where assistance may be needed https://lnkd.in/esB6eW9C

New paper from CAOS: "The conundrum of sustainable fishery: fishers’ experiences of the exclusionary processes of the EU Common Fisheries Policy", by Des Christy together with Edwin de Jong and Luuk Knippenberg. The article examine the powers of exclusion from the EU’s quota-based fishing regulations and its impact on fishers’ access to marine resources, drawing from the experiences of fishers in North Shields, UK. https://lnkd.in/emPAR2pq

The World Trade Organization binding multilateral Agreement on #Fisheries #Subsidies is the second multilateral agreement ever reached at the WTO and the first one with environmental sustainability at its core. By, among other measures, prohibiting subsidies to fishing on #overfished stocks and on the unregulated high seas - thereby providing protection where fisheries management measures cannot be enforced - the Agreement will help reversing the devastating decline in fish stocks. In June 2023 the European Union joined the first WTO members, including the United States and Canada, formally accepting the Agreement.

New paper from CAOS Nijmegen: "The conundrum of sustainable fishery: fishers’ experiences of the exclusionary processes of the EU Common Fisheries Policy", by Des Christy together with Edwin de Jong and Luuk Knippenberg. The article examine the powers of exclusion from the EU’s quota-based fishing regulations and its impact on fishers’ access to marine resources, drawing from the experiences of fishers in North Shields, UK. https://lnkd.in/ePdRCfi3

In case you missed it: O2 and Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Korea recently held our annual Korean Roundtable for Sustainable Tuna Fishing. The Roundtable brought together representatives from Korea’s largest tuna companies, including SAJO, Silla and Dongwon Fisheries, and Dongwon Industry— especially critical as Korea’s MSC Certified and In-assessment tuna fisheries will soon be required to have effective monitoring systems in place, and demonstrate their independent observation of catches. Opportunities to gather like this are critical to advancing on the water improvements in Northeast Asia: https://bit.ly/44NFGXH

Fishers first ！ International Forum on Fisheries and Human Rights: Challenges in Implementing the ILO Work in Fishing Convention https://lnkd.in/g4jx7nS8 Good practices to end labor exploitation and level up protection at sea This forum focuses on introduction Taiwan's good practices, innovative and technical interventions to improve labor conditions and protect vulnerable migrant fishers in the Taiwan distan-water fisheries sector. It follows the "Work in Fishing Concention" of ILO, and invite the global experts include UK, Japan, Indonesia, fisher delegates, industry empolyer, scholar and government authorites to wider and deeply siscuss.

Climate change, overfishing: Pacific tuna faces ‘unprecedented challenges’ The annual regional fisheries meeting to discuss and address crucial matters concerning tuna fisheries and the marine ecosystems they inhabit began Wednesday with a traditional welcome and official opening ceremony at the National Auditorium. Cook Islands, like many Pacific Island nations, relies heavily on fisheries as a cornerstone of its economy and a vital source of nutrition, said Deputy Prime Minister Robert Tapaitau at the opening of the 20th Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC20). “But as the world’s largest tuna fishery, producing almost 3 million metric tons, and valued at $6 billion dollars, we also feed and employ billions of other people around the world,” Tapaitau said. Read more on https://t.ly/DxL8a #climatechange #cookislands #fisheries

ISSF’s overarching objective in our 2023-2027 strategic plan is that all tuna fisheries that ISSF participating companies source from can meet and maintain Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification – or have a clear roadmap and timetable in place to meet MSC standards. https://ow.ly/aEtQ50PM4Zt

Did you know U.S. marine fisheries are the largest in the world, covering 4.4 million square miles of ocean? Management of those areas is essential for several reasons, including being able to sustain and protect seafood supply. Check out our latest blog by Smit Vasquez Caballero to learn why understanding fishers' decision-making is crucial for sustainable fisheries management. https://bit.ly/41loJ6l

The toll of #IUUFishing is immense. Such activities are responsible for the loss of 11-26 million tonnes of fish each year. #Malta 🇲🇹 joins the international community in the call to effectively end such practices to ensure the sustainability of fisheries worldwide. #FightIUUFishing #SustainableFisheries #ForTheOcean United Nations 🇺🇳 United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of The Sea (UNDOALOS) 🇺🇳 FAO 🇺🇳