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The Global Capacity Development Portal is a publicly accessible online tool that brings together information on capacity development projects around the world aiming to support States in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The Portal is intended to facilitate...

Done in the right manner, transshipment, or the transfer of fish onboard from one vessel to another, helps the fishing industry work in an efficient way. Transshipment however needs to be regulated, monitored and controlled so that it does not...

Ports are the entry points through which fish start their final journey to our plates. The 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), is the most cost-effective means to ensure the sustainability of fisheries through the enforcement of rules and regulations. The...

This edition of the FAO in Geneva Fisheries Trade Talks provided an opportunity to delve deeper into the efforts in combatting IUU fishing at the national, regional, and international level and the role of international instruments.  Follow, on YouTube, here

Implementing the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) is like border control for travellers. Watch this 3-minute animation, explaining how the PSMA works. Watch here in English Other languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.