{"id":37,"date":"2020-04-23T16:30:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ICSF\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2023-10-26T11:54:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T06:24:53","slug":"trade","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.icsf.net\/trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Fisheries Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

International trade in fish and fish products is booming.<\/b> Production is increasing on the back of growing demand<\/b> across the world. Preservation and transport of produce is becoming cheaper.<\/b> Lower tariffs have helped, as has the coming in of 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zones.<\/p>\r\n

More than half the value of exports is from developing countries of Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDC). ICSF monitors this trade from the perspective of small-scale fishers, analysing international and regional trade regimes, disseminating information about relevant developments to fishworker bodies, civil society and policymakers.<\/p>\r\n

ICSF explains ecolabelling and other forms of certification and their implications for small-scale fishing communities and food security. The aim is enhanced capacity of fisher organizations to deal with trade on an even keel.<\/p>\r\n

ICSF follows negotiations related to fisheries subsidies and other fisheries-related debates at the World Trade Organization (WTO), and follows regional trade agreements, to inform small-scale fishers about their implications for their access to resources and markets.<\/p>\r\n