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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...

A 10-day mission by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to the Republic of the Philippines was successful in achieving its objectives, including a strong re-engagement and cooperation with the Philippines, following the interruption due to...

Morocco and Angola have become Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, thirty days after depositing their instruments of accession with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The...