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Revised editionThe Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing seeks to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing through the adoption and implementation of effective port State measures as a means of...

This leaflet provides information for FAO member countries on the port State measures agreement (PSMA). Increased awareness on the benefits of the PSMA will facilitate countries becoming party to this Agreement. It provides a background to IUU fishing in general,...

The 32nd Session of the Committee on Fisheries endorsed the proposal for the Declaration of the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, taking into account the entry into force, on 5 June 2016, of the...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) celebrates the entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA). More than 30 countries, as well as the...

A brochure, available in English, French and Spanish, to serve as an information tool to the media and the general public about the programme.  The Global Record is poised to add a critical new element to efforts to support the sustainability...