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The seventh meeting of the Global Record Informal Open-Ended Technical and Advisory Working Group (GRWG) was held in Panama City on 19 March 2024.The meeting was attended by experts from FAO Member States, intergovernmental organizations and international non-governmental organizations. Issues...

The Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (The Compliance Agreement), aims to enhance the role of flag States and ensure that a State strengthens its control over its vessels...

This brochure provides information to prospective participants about the fourth edition of the The FAO International course on PSMA inspection training, delivered in Vigo, Spain, in September 2024. The course enables professionals in the field to achieve the cohesive implementation...

This document provides a compilation of currently applicable decisions made by the Parties to the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA), an international agreement adopted under Article XIV of...

In 2017, FAO launched its Global Capacity Development Programme to support the implementation of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (PSMA) and complementary international instruments, regional mechanisms and tools to...