By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy1
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
China’s fisheries subsidies reform reduces transparency and focuses on distant waters
Fisheries Management
Commission prepares for adoption of a new tropical tunas measure at WCPFC18
IATTC adopts a new tropical tunas measure after August Annual Meeting failure
IUCN removes tuna species from endangered list
Fisheries Regulation
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
WTO Ministerial debates Chair’s text and charts route to Fisheries Subsidies agreement
Pacific Islands Regional Issues
Recent meetings of Pacific Island leaders emphasise addressing COVID-19 and climate change
Study: Climate change-induced distribution shifts in tuna biomass present risk for Pacific SIDS
Fisheries Management
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Special Feature
Infofish’s Tuna 2021 reflects on COVID fall-out on industry and markets
Fisheries Trade
WTO Chair of fisheries subsidies negotiations revises text
Biden's ‘worker-centered trade policy’ begins a trade-labour standards debate for the 2020s?
Fisheries Management
Indian Ocean yellowfin rebuilding measure falls short due to IOTC member objections
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy[1]
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Pacific Forum launches videos introducing WTO fisheries subsidies debates
Fisheries Regulation
Workshop aims to spread awareness and update FFA COVID-19 Operating Protocols
A new standard for crew joins a growing number of labour-related regulatory tools
Tuna Industry
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Special Feature
FFA Trade and Industry News 2020 roundup
Fisheries Trade
WTO misses deadline, diverges on development and debates fisheries licensing
Fisheries Management
WCPFC rolls over tropical tunas measure; COVID-19 delays progress on new measure
IATTC ‘emergency’ meeting results in a tropical tuna measure roll-over after impasse
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS. Volume 13: Issue 5September-October 2020
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Solomon Islands granted ‘global sourcing’ rules of origin
European Parliament calls for temporary withdrawal of Philippines GSP+ status
Fisheries Regulation
China and Taiwan fish added to the U.S. List of Goods Produced by Forced Labour
Fisheries Management
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy[1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Chair of WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations release draft text
Fisheries Regulation
New technologies promise monitoring break-through for transhipment at sea
Fisheries Management
FFA Fisheries Ministers progress observer and crew safety and longline fisheries development
WCPO bigeye and yellowfin tuna stocks remain healthy
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
Volume 13: Issue 3 May - June 2020
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Fisheries Regulation
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 13: Issue 2 March-April 2020
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Coronavirus puts WTO negotiations on ice; Chair launches draft fisheries subsidies prohibition
EU plans to reform its GSP by 2024 and opens public consultation
Fisheries Regulation
Temporary WCPO COVID-19 exemptions for observers and in-port transhipment