Fisheries subsidies and small scale / artisanal fisheries

Those familiar with the WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies know that the impacts of small scale / artisanal fisheries has been one of the most hotly debated subjects, in particular as regards the question whether these fisheries should be fully exempeted from new disciplines or not.

WWF has recently issued a paper on this subject. Here is the link where the document can be found.

http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=37260