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:


1. Albania 31. Guyana 61. Russian Federation
2. Angola 32. Iceland 62. Saint Kitts and Nevis
3. Australia 33. Indonesia 63. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4. Bahamas 34. Japan 64. Sao Tome and Principe
5. Bangladesh 35. Kenya 65. Saudi Arabia
6. Barbados 36. Liberia 66. Senegal
7. Benin 37. Libya 67. Seychelles
8. Cabo Verde 38. Madagascar 68. Sierra Leone
9. Cambodia 39. Maldives 69. Somalia
10. Canada 40. Marshall Islands 70. South Africa
11. Chile 41. Mauritania 71. Sri Lanka
12. China 42. Mauritius 72. Sudan
13. Comoros 43. Mexico 73. Thailand
14. Costa Rica 44. Montenegro 74. Timor-Leste
15. Cuba 45. Morocco 75. Togo
16. Côte d'Ivoire 46. Mozambique 76. Tonga
17. Denmark (in respect of Greenland and the Faroe Islands - Associate Member) 47. Myanmar 77. Trinidad and Tobago
18. Djibouti 48. Namibia 78. Türkiye
19. Dominica 49. New Zealand 79. Tuvalu
20. Ecuador 50. Nicaragua 80. Ukraine
21. Equatorial Guinea 51. Nigeria 81. United Kingdom
22. Eritrea 52. Norway 82. United Republic of Tanzania
23. European Union – Member Organization 53. Oman 83. United States of America
24. Fiji 54. Palau 84. Uruguay
25. France (in respect of overseas territories) 55. Panama 85. Vanuatu
26. Gabon 56. Papua New Guinea 86. Viet Nam
27. Gambia 57. Peru  
28. Ghana 58. Philippines  
29. Grenada 59. Republic of Korea  
30. Guinea 60. Republic of Moldova  

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