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Relevance of Disciplining Fisheries Subsidies To Developing Countries

Relevance of Disciplining Fisheries Subsidies To Developing Countries. Dr Stephen Mbithi Fisheries Consultant - Kenya. Specific Cases. Small Scale Fisheries Those in active trade Those underexploited Lk Victoria Stocks – currently – Slot size Fleet: open access? Co- Management)

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Relevance of Disciplining Fisheries Subsidies To Developing Countries

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  1. Relevance of Disciplining Fisheries Subsidies To Developing Countries Dr Stephen Mbithi Fisheries Consultant - Kenya

  2. Specific Cases • Small Scale Fisheries • Those in active trade • Those underexploited • Lk Victoria • Stocks – currently – Slot size • Fleet: open access? Co- Management) • Management -Not quota based • Subsidies? NO • Need for a sustainability criterion: Yes • Difficulty - WTO Dynamics

  3. South West Indian Ocean (SWIO) • Stocks: Full picture not in • Data reporting mechanism • YFT, SKT, SWF • Fleet: Mainly DWFN • MGMT: not regional • Sechelles case, Kenya, Tanzania, Moz, Somalia • Wild …west? • Subsidies: Yes, DWFN • Role for dicipline: Yes..could possibly encourage regional enforcement • Need for subsidies for the regional countries?

  4. Namibia/SA example • Stocks: annual evaluation • Fleet: limited – quota based • Management: Effective, MCS • Subsidies: Yes: two types • DWFN linked • Domestic • Namibianization: quota fees, fuel? • Black E E (BEE) • Role or discipline:

  5. PIC (Pacific) • Stocks: YFT, SJT • Fleet: Effort to cap max fleet: • Challenges – disimilarities in agreements • MGMT: about centralised • Subsidies: Yes – DWFN • Also domestic • Carribean: Multispecies • Seabob, dermersals, fllyting fish

  6. Issues • Subsidies or sustainability: the big question • WTO mechanism versus sustainability • The trade tool • Domestic versus export market issue • Who’s the complainant here? • What approach: nationwide? • Bottom line: biodiversity preservation?

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