Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-IV§92 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
Grants and direct payments |
Fisheries |
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(...)The Fisheries and Aquaculture Clean Technology Adoption Program is a national funding programme, investing CAD 20 million during the period of 2017-21, to improve environmental performance in the fisheries sector. The Program provides funding for up to 75% of an eligible project's costs. At provincial level, a fuel tax rebate may be available for gasoline consumed in, or by, fishing, for example, in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-IV§95 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements, Ban/Prohibition |
Fisheries |
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Besides IUU fishing, on 3 October 2018, Canada and nine other countries signed an Agreement to Prevent Unregulated Commercial Fishing on the High Seas in the Central Arctic Ocean. This prohibits commercial fishing in the high seas of the Central Arctic Ocean for at least 16 years. As part of the Agreement, there will be a joint scientific research and monitoring programme, including data sharing, to improve understanding of the area's ecosystems, and determine conservation and management measures for fish stocks.(...)
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Fish
Eco
Conservation
MEAs
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/389/REV.1 |
S-IV§96 |
Canada |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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With respect to aquaculture, Canada has continuously cooperated with international organizations, such as the FAO and the OECD, as well as with partner countries, such as the United States, to strengthen the existing mechanism to foster sustainable aquaculture development. (...)
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/392 |
G-III§13 |
Costa Rica |
2019 |
Sectors |
Ban/Prohibition, Other support measures |
Fisheries |
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Costa Rica supports all efforts to bring the negotiations on fisheries subsidies to a satisfactory conclusion by the end of 2019, (...), with a view to the prohibition of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing and the elimination of subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by 2020. [2]
[2] 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Goal 14.6.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§18 |
East African Community (EAC) |
2019 |
Sectors |
Other environmental requirements |
Fisheries |
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The Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (LVFO) is responsible for the management of the lake's fisheries resources. (...)Its objectives are to foster cooperation among the EAC countries, to harmonize national measures for the sustainable utilization of the resources, and to develop and adopt conservation and management measures. Fisheries management is undertaken through rounds of five-year fisheries management plans.
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Fish
Sustainable
Conservation
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§19 |
East African Community (EAC) |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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Illegal fishing and the lack of regulation are cited as the main challenges to sustainable fisheries in Lake Victoria. In a decade, revenues from fish exports have declined by about 30%, to USD 840 million in 2015. In 2009, the Council of Ministers launched "Operation Save the Nile Perch", an initiative aiming at recovering some species' populations.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-IV§45 |
East African Community (EAC): Burundi |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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(...)there are still major needs in terms of modernization through greater use of modern fishing methods that favour the preservation of species, improve working conditions and ensure the promotion of suitable conservation measures.
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Fish
Conservation
Wildlife
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/384/REV.1 |
S-III§43 |
East African Community (EAC): Uganda |
2019 |
Measures |
Export tariffs |
Fisheries |
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An export levy is also imposed on fish and fish products, at a rate of USD 0.05 per kg for large fish, and USD 0.02 per kg for small fish and fishery industrial by-products. According to the authorities, these levies were imposed to avoid indiscriminate fishing.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/388/REV.1 |
S-IV§47 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
2019 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Fisheries |
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Relevant legislation governing fisheries management in Trinidad and Tobago includes:
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the Archipelagic Waters and Exclusive Economic Zone Act of 1986 provides for the declaration of archipelagic waters, territorial sea and the establishment of a 200-mile EEZ. It also provides for the conservation and management of the living resources within the EEZ, the determination of the total allowable catch (TAC) for each fishery in the EEZ, and the proportion to be harvested;
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/388/REV.1 |
S-IV§50 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
2019 |
Sectors |
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Fisheries |
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The Government has been trying to facilitate the development of the fisheries sector, through border protection and domestic support. The authorities stated that managing and maintaining the sustainability of the fisheries sector is complex (...)
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