Sharing Policy brief

The implementation of the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement should Support the Human Rights of Small-Scale Fishers

Elisa Morgera, Stephanie Switzer, Mitchell Lennan, Elaine Webster and Tulika Bansal

One Ocean Hub, University of Strathclyde, UK

Visit website
Theme
Tag
  • fisheries management,
  • sustainable development,
  • Industrial Fisheries,
  • small-scale fishers,
  • culture,
  • Socio-ecological systems
Target Group
  • Researchers,
  • Policy makers
Language
  • English
Region
Location map

The policy brief below highlights the need to consider the human rights of small-scale fishers in the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies.

Published on October 12t 2023, this brief summarises key messages on how the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (AFS) should consider implications for the human rights of small-scale fishers. The brief identifies recommendations to States members of the WTO, and to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its capacity-building initiatives to ensure that governments fully protect small-scale fishers’ human rights.