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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. 

Catch documentation schemes (CDS) are just one in an array of tools designed to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The schemes provide a means for countries to cooperate in providing information about the legality of fish as it moves...

This document contains the report of the Expert Consultation on Voluntary Guidelines for Transshipment that was held virtually from 11 to 15 October and reconvened on 3 November 2021 to adopt this report. FAO has undertaken an in-depth global study...