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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is currently conducting a needs assessment workshop in Mauritania as part of the country’s analysis of its frameworks and procedures to effectively implement the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures...

The Thirty-fifth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) has considered the outcome of the Technical Consultation on Voluntary Guidelines for Transshipment, held earlier this year, and endorsed the Voluntary Guidelines for Transshipment as a new instrument within the framework...

FAO’s Committee on Fisheries, meeting in Rome, Italy and online this week, called for broader participation in the FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels (Global Record), during its discussions on illegal, unreported, and unregulated...

The Thirty-fifth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) appreciated the continued increase in the number of Parties to the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), as well as the decision to develop strategies to improve the effectiveness...

FAO is pleased to announce the release of a new and upgraded version of the Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels (Global Record), five years after its launch. The Global Record is a tool for States...