7. Mr Terje Lobach introduced his paper entitled “Port State Control of Foreign Fishing Vessels”. He outlined the justification for a harmonized system of port State measures and discussed how such a comprehensive and transparent system might be achieved. Mr Lobach also reviewed possible elements that could be used for the development of regional Memoranda of Understanding on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. He concluded by addressing how port State measures might be implemented in domestic legislation.
8. Following Mr Lobach’s presentation, there was comprehensive discussion of the issues addressed in his paper. Experts expressed the view that it provided an excellent basis for discussion of port State measures. The Consultation recognized that a Memorandum of Understanding on Port State measures constitutes one of the numerous useful tools to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing.
