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This document contains the report of the second meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing held in Santiago, Chile, from 3 to 6 June 2019. The...

Interview with Dr Matthew Camilleri, Head, Fishing Operations and Technology Branch (FIAO) within the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations about the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) as a cost-effective tool to...

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is worth an estimated US$23 billion annually, but it’s wreaking havoc on marine resources and the environment. The Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), introduced in 2016, aims to tackle this global problem. It's the first...

The Global Record is a tool developed to assist States in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by effectively closing the global information gap on vessels conducting fishing and fishing-related activities. This Leaflet is intended to assist State authorities, the...

This is the report of the Third Meeting of the Global Record Informal Open-Ended Technical and Advisory Working Group held in Rome from 26 to 28 June 2017. The conclusions of the meeting, as agreed by participants, are an integral part...