The WTO members are negotiating the fisheries subsidies agreement, which aims at eliminating subsidies for legal, unregulated and unreported fishing; curbing subsidies for overfishing and over capacity; and promoting sustainable fishing. The current text, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said, has not provided a level-playing field to the developing nations to address the aspirations of their traditional fishers.
India rejects text on fisheries subsidy negotiations at WTO meet
