The Study Of Fishery Subsidies In The Framework Of WTO Rules

Nowadays, more and more countries pay attention to the fishery subsidies and their effects on the fishery resources and the environment. In Doha Round, United States, Australia and some developing countries raised the issue that the overexploitation on fishery resources had caused the surplus of fishery products, and led to the price distortion. Then Japan and Korea also suggested that specific rules of fishery subsidies should be added properly to (SCMA). Since then, WTO had decided that fishery subsidies should be an issue in Doha Agenda.Many WTO members held different points of views when handed in proposals due to the different interests they pursued. Although SCMA provides certain legal basis to regulate fishery subsidies, it still needs adjustment because of the characteristics of fisheries. During the WTO negotiation, members had in some way gained achievements on the regulating structure of the fishery subsidy rules.The thesis tries to analyze the fishery subsidies according the basic regulation of SCMA.In Chapter One, the author discussed the definition and classification of fishery subsidies, introduced the fishery subsidies projects in some countries, and presented the opinions of some international organizations on fishery subsidies; Chapter Two analyzed the SCMA rules and demonstrated its limitation when applied to fishery subsidies; In Chapter Three, specific suggestions on related rules from many WTO members were illustrated to show the real aims of them, the author also gave remarks on them. In Chapter Four, the author analyzed current fishery subsidies projects in China and brought forward the proposals for the modification of relevant rules.It should be kept in mind that the debates about fishery subsidy rules will be continued, and China should be equipped with necessary preparation in case any new rules emerge.