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Oceana, Mission Blue Call on G-20 to Stop Overfishing Subsidies

Posted Wed, May 5, 2010 by Emily Fisher to andy sharpless, canada, fishing subsidies, g-20 nations, mission blue, sylvia earle, ted talks, world trade organization, wto

Leading up to the G-20 Summit in Toronto next month, today Oceana and TED’s Mission Blue delivered a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper calling on G-20 nations to stop the expansion of worldwide fishing subsidies, and to prioritize a strong outcome in the World Trade Organization (WTO) fisheries subsidies negotiations.