WTO, market access and fish trade

This workshop will present the latest information on important post-harvest topics, and formulate recommendations on how countries of Eastern and Central Asia can address them. Topics on the agenda for capacity building and discussion include:

• Climate change and implications for fish trade
• Fisheries and the WTO – existing trade rules and negotiations on fisheries subsidies
• The EU Common Fisheries Policy and its market pillar
• Trade overview of Central and Eastern European region
• FAO FISHSTAT global trends and Fish Outlook Model projections
• Food safety and quality assurance requirements
• Certification and traceability to combat IUU fishing
• Seafood trade from a Norwegian perspective
• Freshwater aquaculture products: consumer demand and perceptions
• Building green and blue national strategies for fisheries
• Fish value chain gap analysis
• Storage and transport - from farm to market.

Case studies will be presented by delegations from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, FYR of Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, and Turkey for information and discussion, and a field visit to a private fish processing company is organized by the Ministry.