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FAO has been conducting a thorough review of Guinea’s monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) systems and procedures over the last ten days, in order to assess their adequacy to meet the requirements of the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)...

Members of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy together with the Seafood Business for Ocean Stewardship appealed to G20 governments to close the net on IUU fishing by becoming Parties to the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA).  The...

Liberia has deposited its instrument of accession to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The PSMA comes into force in Liberia today, 21 June 2019, making Liberia the 61st...

The Second Meeting of the Parties to the PSMA has concluded today in Santiago, Chile, with a clear way forward set by the Parties with regards to the rules under which further such meetings should be conducted, the funding mechanisms...

On day 2 of the Meeting of the Parties to the 2009 Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), delegates from 44 Parties to the PSMA, 17 observer States, as well as 11 inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations discussed the way forward...