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
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 13: Issue 1Jan-Feb 2020
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Solomon Islands accedes to Interim EPA with the EU
Post-Brexit UK trade policy and preference erosion for tuna
PACER Plus creeps closer to ratification
Tuna still faces tariffs despite chill on China-US trade war
EU tuna loins quota exhausted on first working day of 2020
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 12: Issue 6 November-December 2019
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Crunch time for the Pacific Islands as WTO Fisheries Subsidies negotiations enter final lap
Fisheries Regulation
EU IUU regulation targets Ecuador, Panama and Vietnam
Fisheries Management
WCPFC16 makes inroads in bycatch mitigation; slow going on tropical tunas
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
Volume 12: Issue 5September-October 2019
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Solomon Islands and Kiribati switch diplomatic recognition to China
US-China trade war, and uncertainty, drags on
US suspends GSP seafood tariff preferences for Thailand
Fisheries Regulation
UN negotiations on Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS . Volume 12: Issue 4 July-August 2019
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Signs of convergence in WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations, but major differences remain
EU-Mercosur reach trade agreement, but threatened by environmental concerns
Fisheries Regulation
Marshall Islands seeking EU market access; hopeful of removal from EU ‘tax haven’ blacklist
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 12: Issue 3 May-June 2019
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade & Aid
Burst of new fisheries subsidies while the WTO slowly negotiates rules
EU and Vietnam sign Free Trade Agreement
Growing Chinese influence in the Pacific sparks new interest in international aid
Fisheries Management
FFA Ministers agree to minimum terms and conditions for crew employment
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 12: Issue 2March-April 2019
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Brexit and the UK-Pacific Islands Economic Partnership Agreement
Seafood industry concerns regarding mounting US-EU trade war
Fisheries Management
Overview of PNA Official’s Annual Meeting
US swordfish closure adversely impacts Hawaii longline fleet
Tuna Industry
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS . Volume 12: Issue 1 January-February 2019
By Elizabeth Havice, Liam Campling and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations heat up
Tariff hike deferred again as the US and China reportedly near deal to cool the trade war
Fisheries Management
Attention on FAD management continues to grow
Despite criticisms, MSC continues to gain traction in tuna fisheries
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS . Volume 11: Issue 6 . November-December 2018
By Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
WTO fisheries subsidies negotiations to intensify in 2019
US-China temporary truce offers reprieve from scheduled tariff increases
Fisheries Management
WCPFC15 strengthens management of South Pacific albacore, adopts a new Compliance Monitoring Scheme
FFA TRADE AND INDUSTRY NEWS Volume 11: Issue 5 September-October 2018
Liam Campling, Elizabeth Havice and Mike McCoy [1]
CONTENTS
Fisheries Trade
Fishing overcapacity discussed at the World Trade Organisation
Flags of convenience and fisheries-related tax evasion increasingly in the spotlight
Fisheries Management
Update from WCPFC 14th Technical and Compliance Committee