Reading the news posted in the website
www.fishupdate.com I discovered that the
Isle of Man was giving subsidies to its fishermen for capital investments in the fleet. But I also learned that the Isle of Man authorities are stopping, at least for now, with such subsidies.
In the official announcement posted in the Isle of Man Government one can read:
"The Isle of Man is the only country in Northern Europe that continues with vessel grants of this nature, and evidence from the UK, where a similar Scheme was abolished over 20 years ago, indicates that young skippers still manage to progress into the industry."
Did the Isle of Man Government suddenly realise that such subsidies could become prohibited at the WTO? Nevertheless I do not now what would be the consequences of such prohibition on this "country".
Is the Isle of Man member of the WTO because the UK is a member of this organisation? And because the UK is member to the EU, who would be the defendant if litigation would take place against the Isle of Man?
Here is the link to the article in www.fishupdate.com:
http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/12968/DAFF_Announces_Temporary_Closure_of_Support_Schemes.html
And here the official announcement:
http://www.gov.im/daff/animals/fish/seafishing/ViewNews.gov?page=lib/news/daff/daffannouncestem.xml&menuid=11570
Ms Damanaki European Commissioner, in charge of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, lifted a corner of the veil on the Commission's proposal for a future EU's fisheries fund. This happened during a hearing at the UK's Parliament House of Commons Select Committee on Envrionment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Here is the link to the UK's Parliament website with the video of the hearing. The discussion on the new fisheries fund takes place at the end of the hearing (from 12h22 on):
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