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Between 10 and 13 December 2017, Trade Ministers gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to participate in the Eleventh World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC11). Following the conclusion of the meeting, this brief reports on its outcome, with particular reference...

Made predominantly of plastic, fishing gear when lost or abandoned at sea, is a critical component of marine debris. Ten percent of all plastic marine litter, translating roughly into eight million tons per year, comes from the fisheries sector. The...

Report of the second meeting of the regional working group on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing Barbados, 19-21 September 2017. In English and Spanish.  Access the document here.

The First meeting of the Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing was held in Barbados on 1 and 2 March 2017. The Regional Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing (RWG-IUU) is a joint...

“Catch Documentation Scheme” (CDS), means a system with the primary purpose of helping determine throughout the supply chain whether fish originate from catches taken consistent with applicable national, regional and international conservation and management measures, established in accordance with relevant...