So great to see this wave of acceptances of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Now it's time for WTO members to strengthen it by adding prohibitions on subsidies to overfishing and overcapacity this week. #MC13AbuDhabi #StopFundingOverFishing

“The devil is the in detail. We’ll see where things land but we’re encouraged by positive steps we’ve seen so far”—Pew’s Ernesto Fernandez Monge on the fisheries subsidies negotiations happening this week at #WTOMC13AbuDhabi

“You cannot have good management in situations where governments are giving out subsidies,”—Rashid Sumaila throws an interesting discussion point into the mix at the #StopFundingOverfishing panel discussion.

In June 2022, the WTO passed a historic deal to #StopFundingOverfishing. But members are not off the hook yet. The deal must be strengthened with new rules that protect coastal communities and tackle global inequities caused by harmful subsidies. #MC13 pew.org/3wrAlZP

"Fish I tried to tackle the damage already done with overfishing. Please give us Fish II so that we can prevent future threats. Without fish – no seafood, no jobs. Game over!” -- Rashid Sumaila UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) at #TradeHub2024 on panel on #FisheriesSubsidies (1/2)

Ministerial statement at MC13 outlines concrete action to tackle plastics pollution #WTOMC13AbuDhabi dlvr.it/T3K7d9

Our natacha tullis joined policymakers on a trip to Écaussinnes, Belgium—an area that's being inundated with plastic pellets from nearby factories. Tackling these harmful #Microplastics will require “urgent and binding action.” pew.org/3IfweTq

He’s ready for his close up! Pew’s Ernesto Fernandez Monge being interviewed for part 2 of the ‘Change Makers’ documentary about the historic WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. #StopFundingOverfishing

Over 300 leading scientists unite in a powerful letter urging the WTO to prioritize and finalize an ambitious agreement to #StopFundingOverfishing. Sustainable management is crucial for the health of our oceans! #MC13 pew.org/3uFEwB4

The Philippines formally accepted the Agreement on #FisheriesSubsidies at #WTOMC13AbuDhabi! Agriculture Secretary Tiu Laurel and Trade Secretary Pascual presented the instrument of acceptance to DG @NOIWeala at the start of the Fish Working Session. #WTOFishCount

All eyes are on the @WTO this week as they debate new rules to strengthen the deal to #StopFundingOverfishing. Our Ernesto Fernandez Monge joined Agnès Pedrero to discuss the ongoing negotiations. #MC13 pew.org/4bU3uNO

1/3 of global fish stocks are overfished. “Change Makers: The Global Race to Save our Seas” dives into the exploitation of our ocean’s resources—and how the WTO deal to #StopFundingOverfishing can help. Full trailer: pew.org/3SQlGQX

UBC Media Relations UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) UBC SPPGA SSHRC Solving-FCB | @solvingfcb.org on BlueSky Sea Around Us | Bluesky: @seaaroundus.org Fisheries Economics Research Unit (FERU) Friends of Ocean Action Oceana Pew Environment

📽️WATCH NOW: Live panel on how international trade cooperation at the WTO can help combat #plasticpollution at #WTOMC13AbuDhabi and beyond🥤🚫 Hosted by experts from Forum on Trade, Environment & the SDGs The Pew Trusts Ministry of Industry & Trade - Morocco UN Trade and Development. Join here: bit.ly/3UWVzt4

Starting now: Fostering trade-related cooperation on plastic pollution session featuring Pew’s Isabel Jarrett at IISD #TradeHub2024 Room B, Pearl Rotana Capital Centre. Watch live: iisd.org/events/trade-a… #WTC13AbuDhabi

‘In WTO terms, the growth of the DPP has been exponential and led to the release of a statement yesterday with a list of detailed actions including increasing transparency in supply chains’—WTO’s Aik Hoe Lim opens the panel on how trade can curb plastic pollution. #WTOMC13

Solutions to plastic pollution can be complex: ‘A balance needs to be struck for alternatives and substitutes for plastics in terms of environmental impact, trade tariffs, human health and safety, and other measures’—UN Trade and Development’s @chantalline #WTOMC13

‘Pew’s #BPW report shows we can reduce flow of plastic to the ocean by 80% by 2040 but only through a systems change. Int’l trade and governments play an important role in this,’—Pew Environment’s Isabel Jarrett outlines how WTO DPP can be more effective. #WTOMC13AbuDhabi

Happy to receive certificate & fish pin from Ernesto Fernandez Monge & Alice Tipping for #Barbados ratification of WTO Fish1. - great to be there with Fish Fund coordinator Jonathan Werner