Europe was accused of sabotaging Russian fish supplies

Published 2024년 7월 2일

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The World Trade Organization's SPS Committee has expressed disappointment at the European Union's unresponsive stance to ongoing issues, particularly ignoring proposed bilateral meetings with Russia. Russia has secured access to livestock markets in South Africa and Indonesia. Meanwhile, Japan is defending the safety of water discharge from the Fukushima nuclear plant, facing demand for evidence from China. A forthcoming shortage of Atlantic cod in Europe, due to declining global catches and trade restrictions against Russia, is expected in May 2024. This situation has led to a surge in fish product exports from Russia's Far East, hitting a record high of nearly 30,000 tons in January, more than doubling the previous year's figures.

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Representatives of the World Trade Organization (WTO) at a meeting of the Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS Committee) agreed that EU representatives ignored a constructive approach to resolving this issue and ignored the holding of a bilateral meeting proposed by Rosselkhoznadzor. The Russian side also stated that it approved the supply of domestic livestock products to the markets of South Africa and Indonesia. Japan, in turn, tried to convince WTO members of the radiation safety of its water discharge from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, but China demanded “exhaustive scientifically based information” to prove this fact. In May 2024, according to the All-Russian Association of Fisheries (VARPE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), there was a shortage of Atlantic cod in Europe amid declining global catches and restrictions on trade with Russia. As experts note, the ban on trade with Russia after the start ...

Source: Fishretail