Negociaciones de la OMC sobre las subvenciones que contribuyen a la sobrecapacidad y la sobrepesca: Algunas consideraciones clave sobre desarrollo sostenible

The document analyzes a draft WTO text (TN/RL/W/278) aimed at preventing fisheries subsidies from contributing to overfishing. It argues that while the proposed rules are a compromise between divergent national interests—balancing the needs of small-scale fisheries and developing nations against long-term sustainability—they represent a significant step forward by requiring that most large-scale subsidies be paired with credible fisheries management. The author suggests that these rules would establish a binding multilateral framework aligning fisheries subsidies with sustainable development goals for the first time.

• The proposed rules in draft text TN/RL/W/278 are more extensive than the 2022 Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, shifting the focus from prohibiting subsidies in specific illegal or unregulated situations to preventing subsidies from contributing to overfishing in the first place.
• The draft text is a result of complex negotiations to balance competing interests, including the tension between the immediate needs of fishing communities and the long-term requirement for sustainable fishing, as well as differences between artisanal and large-scale fishing.
• The proposed disciplines would prohibit the most harmful types of subsidies unless credible fisheries management measures are in place, ensuring that governments combine subsidies with resource management.
• While developing countries are granted Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) exemptions, the temporary exemption for large-scale fleets in these countries is limited in time, meaning most large-scale subsidies must eventually be linked to management.
• The adoption of these rules would create a first-of-its-kind binding multilateral framework that aligns fisheries subsidy policies with sustainable development goals and subjects them to ongoing international scrutiny via a WTO committee.

APA

Irschlinger, T. (2024). Negociaciones de la OMC sobre las subvenciones que contribuyen a la sobrecapacidad y la sobrepesca: Algunas consideraciones clave sobre desarrollo sostenible. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-06/world-trade-organization-fisheries-subsidies-update-extract-es.pdf

Chicago

Irschlinger, Tristan. Negociaciones de la OMC sobre las subvenciones que contribuyen a la sobrecapacidad y la sobrepesca: Algunas consideraciones clave sobre desarrollo sostenible. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2024. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-06/world-trade-organization-fisheries-subsidies-update-extract-es.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{irschlinger2024negociaciones, author = {Irschlinger, Tristan}, title = {{Negociaciones de la OMC sobre las subvenciones que contribuyen a la sobrecapacidad y la sobrepesca: Algunas consideraciones clave sobre desarrollo sostenible}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2024}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2024-06/world-trade-organization-fisheries-subsidies-update-extract-es.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }