U.S. seeks fishing subsidies curb WASHINGTON (AP) - Upcoming global trade negotiations should seek to eliminate harmful government fishing subsidies, the Clinton administration said Friday, arguing they encourage over-fishing of the world's oceans. The U.S., joined by Australia, Iceland, New Zealand and the Philippines, will propose a curb on fishing subsidies at an environmental meeting in Geneva sponsored by the 134-nation World Trade Organization, the administration said. The administration hopes those talks Monday and Tuesday will lead to landmark environmental protections as part of a new round of global trade negotiations, scheduled to be launched later this year. See full story <http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2558786742-49a>
