Fisheries talks chair: WTO must find 'acceptable compromises’

World Trade Organization members must work toward “acceptable compromises” in the negotiations to curb harmful fisheries subsidies, the chair of the talks said last week, praising “growing convergence” but acknowledging that significant divisions remain ahead of an end-of-year deadline. The quick pace of the talks continues as negotiators are meeting multiple times a week, including this week on Tuesday and Friday. This week, members are attempting to bridge divisions over penalties for prohibited subsidies, as well as differences on special...