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Fueling Overfishing: The Economic and Environmental Costs of Fuel Subsidies
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- As world leaders meet in Copenhagen this week to address climate change and reaffirm their pledge to phase out fossil fuel subsidies, negotiators at the World Trade Organization (WTO) are resuming talks on fisheries subsidies, including those for fuel. On average, the global fishing fleet consumes half a ton of fuel for every ton of fish landed. Fisheries targeting high value species such as shrimp, tuna and swordfish frequently consume in excess of 2,000 liters per ton of landings.
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- Article
- Geographic Areas
- International
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http://na.oceana.org/sites/default/files/Fuel_Subsidies_Issue_Paper_FINAL.pdf
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