Key Points
Australia has sought details of India's fisheries programmes such as the policy objective, budget expenditure and coverage..
At a meeting at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday, it also asked if there are performance requirements such as export or production-based targets attached to payments or loans under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)...
Besides the duration of the programme, it wants details on the background, authority, forms of subsidies, policy objective or purpose and a confirmation whether the PMMSY supersedes the Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries..
Australia sought confirmation on whether one of the objectives of PMMSY in relation to marine fishing is especially to harness tuna resources both in India's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and the high seas..
Another set of questions raised by Australia relates to India's programme on conversion of trawlers into resource specific deep-sea fishing vessels..
