Implementation of Port State Measures: Legislative Template, Framework for Procedures, Role of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
This document provides legislative templates to implement port State measures as agreed in the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission Resolution 10/11, and explains the broader context of port State measures. The legislative templates present a framework for implementing the core provisions of these legal instruments into national legislation, as well as supporting provisions that reflect best practices and relate to areas such as enforcement, information and evidence. The templates are generic and may be adapted to different legal systems, institutions and instruments. They are accompanied by explanatory notes. The development of port State measures, a framework for national procedures and the role of regional fishery management organizations are also elaborated.