This knowledge-sharing seminar, Understanding subsidies and IUU fishing WTO: paths forward organised by ICTSD, 23 JULY 2018, Geneva, Switzerland will provide an opportunity for negotiators to participate in informal dialogue around the identification and disciplining of subsidies to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing Negotiations on fisheries subsidies. Experts will explore state-of-the-art technological developments that can assist in monitoring fishing activity and identifying potential IUU fishing. They will also discuss the implications of the options on the table in the WTO negotiations to discipline subsidies to IUU fishing. The event will build on previous ICTSD dialogues and research on these topics, in particular ICTSD’s recent publication: “Fisheries Subsidies Rules at the WTO: A Compilation of Evidence and Analysis”. This dialogue is part of the ICTSD initiative “WTO: Paths Forward”. Building on the outcomes of MC11 in Buenos Aires, this initiative will provide a platform to exchange perspectives and in-depth analysis on possible options for WTO-based processes going forward and into the 12th Ministerial Conference.