For decades, government subsidies have helped industrial fishing fleets to expand, often with little regard for sustainability.
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The recent World Trade Organization conference in Abu Dhabi has again failed to resolve any of the big issues on the table. Power relations rather than rule-based negotiation will fill the void.
Governments all over the world are propping up overfishing. Now scientists have penned an open letter calling on trade ministers to implement stricter regulations against harmful fisheries subsidies.
Humans have failed to take good care of the ocean — and the environment at large — because we undervalue its goods and services.
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Director & Professor, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia
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Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor & Director, Sea Around Us - Indian Ocean, The University of Western Australia
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PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia
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Affiliated Researcher, Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia