The Impact of World Trade Organization Agreements on Fish Trade

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by
Trine Trollvik
Norwegian Seafood Export Council
Tromsö, Norway

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2002

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Table of Contents

PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

LIST OF ACRONYMS

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Objectives
1.2 Background
1.3 The Uruguay Round
1.4 Method

2. GLOBAL TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL FISH TRADE

2.1 Global production
2.2 Global exports
2.3 Exports on a country basis

2.3.1 Exports per country in volume terms
2.3.2 Export per country on a value basis

2.4 Global imports

3. BRAZIL

3.1 Overview of the economy
3.2 Trade policies
3.3 Production
3.4 Exports
3.5 Imports

3.5.1 Trade partners

3.6 Trade by commodity group

3.6.1 Exports
3.6.2 Imports

4. INDIA

4.1 Overview of the economy
4.2 Trade policies
4.3 Fisheries data
4.4 Production
4.5 Export

4.5.1 General
4.5.2 Trading partners

4.6 Imports
4.7 Trade by commodity group

4.7.1 Exports
4.7.2 Imports

5. THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

5.1 Overview of the economy
5.2 Trade policies
5.3 Fisheries data
5.4 Production
5.5 Exports

5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Trading partners

5.6 Imports

5.6.1 Trade partners

5.7 Trade by commodity group

5.7.1 Exports
5.7.2 Imports

6. MEXICO

6.1 Overview of the economy
6.2 Import policy
6.3 Fisheries data
6.4 Production
6.5 Exports

6.5.1 General

6.6 Imports
6.7 Trade on a commodity basis

6.7.1 Exports
6.7.2 Imports

7. NEW ZEALAND

7.1 Overview of the economy
7.2 Trade policies
7.3 Fisheries data
7.4 Production
7.5 Export
7.6 Imports
7.7 Trade by commodity group

7.7.1 Exports
7.7.2 Imports

8. NORWAY

8.1 Overview of the economy
8.2 Trade policies
8.3 Fisheries data
8.4 Production
8.5 Exports
8.6 Imports
8.7 Trade on a commodity basis

8.7.1 Exports
8.7.2 Imports

9. POLAND

9.1 Overview of the economy
9.2 Import policies
9.3 Fisheries data
9.4 Production
9.5 Exports
9.6 Imports
9.7 Trade on a commodity basis

9.7.1 Exports
9.7.2 Imports

10. SOUTH AFRICA (THE REPUBLIC OF)

10.1 Overview of the economy
10.2 Trade policies
10.3 Fisheries data
10.4 Production
10.5 Exports

10.5.1 Trading partners

10.6 Imports
10.7 Trade by commodity group

10.7.1 Exports
10.7.2 Imports

11. SUMMARY

11.1 Brazil
11.2 India
11.3 Republic of Korea
11.4 Mexico
11.5 New Zealand
11.6 Norway
11.7 Poland
11.8 South Africa (The Republic of)

12. SOURCES USED

APPENDIX: PRODUCTION BY EACH COUNTRY ON A SPECIES-GROUP BASIS

Table A1.1 Brazil’s seafood production, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)
Table A1.2 India’s seafood production, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)
Table A1.3 Republic of Korea seafood production, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)
Table A1.4 Mexico’s seafood production, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)
Table A1.5 New Zealand seafood production, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)
Table A1.6 Total seafood production by Norway, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)
Table A1.7 Poland’s seafood production, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)
Table A1.8 Total seafood production by South Africa, 1990-1999 (quantity; tonnes)