New treaty will leave fish pirates without safe haven

New treaty will leave fish pirates without safe haven

1 September 2009 -

91 FAO Members have agreed on an international agreement to implement “port state measures” to combat illegal fishing
The final text of a new treaty that aims to close fishing ports to vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has been agreed upon by a group of 91 countries during talks brokered by FAO, the UN agency announced today.