How US influence can end harmful fisheries subsidies

Two years ago today, nations took a significant step toward improving ocean health when they reached a historic World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement to curb harmful fisheries subsidies.

Now, they have an opportunity to further limit the damaging payments that governments give to their commercial fishing fleets.

And they should take it.

The United States and other nations have worked for more than two decades through the WTO to reduce the damage caused by harmful types of fisheries subsidies.