联合国贸易发展委员会-海洋渔业和水产养殖部门的南南贸易（英）

South-South trade in the marine fisheries and aquaculture sectorsTechnical cooperation outcomeU NI T E D NAT I O NS CO NFE R E N C E ON T R A D E A N D D E VE L OP M E N TGeneva, 2024©Shutterstock.comii© 2024, United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentThe findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States.The designations employed and the presentation of material on any map in this work do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.Mention of any firm or licensed process does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations.Photocopies and reproductions of excerpts are allowed with proper credits.This publication has not been formally edited. UNCTAD/TCS/DITC/INF/2024/6South-South trade in the marine fisheries and aquaculture sectors iiiAcknowledgmentsThe technical note is produced jointly by the Trade, Environment and Development Branch (TEDB) and the Trading Systems, Services and Creative Economy Branch (TSCE) in the Division on International Trade and Commodities (DITC) of UNCTAD under the technical cooperation project “Support to the Global System of Trade Preferences among Developing Countries (X00M).” The note was prepared under the general guidance of Miho Shirotori, Acting Director, DITC, by a team composed of David Vivas Eugui, Chantal Line Carpentier, Federico Manto and Taisuke Ito. Substantive comments were provided by Olga Solleder (Division for Africa, Least Developed Countries and Special Programmes, UNCTAD); Marcio Souza de Castro and Mariana Toussaint (Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)); and Hasan Abdullayev (TEDB, UNCTAD). GSTP Technical Note This technical note is the first issue of a series tailored to participants of the Global System of Trade Preferences among developing countries (GSTP), for which UNCTAD is the Secretariat. The GSTP is an agreement currently encompassing 42 participant countries, which aims at increasing South-South trade through preferential arrangements relating to tariffs, para-tariffs, non-tariff measures, and direct trade measures, as well as sectoral agreements. The last Round of GSTP negotiations took place in 2010 and ended in the adoption of the São Paulo Round Protocol (SPR)1.The series aims to provide an overview of South-South trade in sectors and areas where future cooperation can foster inclusive and resilient growth and sustainable development. This first note in the series addresses marine fisheries and aquaculture and examines possible avenues for growth, diversification, cooperation, value addition, and enabling actions on sustainable ocean economy, consistent with the UNCTAD’s Bridgetown Covenant (2021)2. 1 The São Paulo Round Protocol (SPR) in 2010,