Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)

Parties to the PSMA

The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing was approved by the FAO Conference at its Thirty-sixth Session (Rome, 18-23 November 2009) under paragraph 1 of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution, through Resolution No 12/2009 dated 22 November 2009.

The Agreement entered into force on 5 June 2016.

These are the current Parties to the Agreement:

Source: United Nations Geospatial. 2020. Map geodata [shapefiles]. New York, USA, United Nations, modified by the authors.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. Final boundary between the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet been determined.

1. Albania 26. Grenada 51. Peru
2. Angola 27. Guinea 52. Philippines
3. Australia 28. Guyana 53. Republic of Korea
4. Bahamas 29. Iceland 54. Russian Federation
5. Bangladesh 30. Indonesia 55. Saint Kitts and Nevis
6. Barbados 31. Japan 56. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
7. Benin 32. Kenya 57. Sao Tome and Principe
8. Cabo Verde 33. Liberia 58. Senegal
9. Cambodia 34. Libya 59. Seychelles
10. Canada 35. Madagascar 60. Sierra Leone
11. Chile 36. Maldives 61. Somalia
12. Costa Rica 37. Mauritania 62. South Africa
13. Cuba 38. Mauritius 63. Sri Lanka
14. Côte d'Ivoire 39. Montenegro 64. Sudan
15. Denmark (in respect of Greenland and the Faroe Islands - Associate Member) 40. Morocco 65. Thailand
16. Djibouti 41. Mozambique 66. Togo
17. Dominica 42. Myanmar 67. Tonga
18. Ecuador 43. Namibia 68. Trinidad and Tobago
19. Eritrea 44. New Zealand 69. Türkiye
20. European Union – Member Organization 45. Nicaragua 70. United Kingdom
21. Fiji 46. Nigeria 71. United States of America
22. France (in respect of overseas territories) 47. Norway 72. Uruguay
23. Gabon 48. Oman 73. Vanuatu
24. Gambia 49. Palau 74. Viet Nam
25. Ghana 50. Panama  

Updated information relative to the Status of individual Parties is available here.