Through cooperation, we can protect the ocean!

The 13th Ministerial Meeting (MC13) of the 166 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) slated for 26 to 28 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates attracted a lot of calls for an ambitious treaty to curb harmful fisheries subsidies. Be it the open letter by scientists from around the globe, be it civil society awareness campaigns, be it efforts by the chair and a number of government delegations and other ponderous voices, a very large chorus presented the evidence for gains from such an agreement. But despite the prolongation of MC13 it was not to be. What a missed opportunity! The ecological and economic waste prolonged by harmful subsidies will not go away by itself. It needs to be tackled with increased sense of urgency.

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