The founding of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in January 1995 marked the
culmination of a series of complex, arduous and long drawn out negotiations under the
Eighth Round of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). It also marked the
beginning of a distortion free multilateral trade among the economies of the World. The
core principle of the WTO is institutionalization of global framework for deregulated
competitions. India, being a founder member of the GATT, is a signatory to the commitments
made during the negotiations. The provisions under the various agreements are expected
to have an impact on the different sectors and this paper highlights the possible impacts
of the WTO on the Fisheries Sector