港口国措施协定(PSMA)

COFI35 appreciates the increase in the number of Parties to the PSMA

©FAO/Matthew Camilleri
09/09/2022

The Thirty-fifth Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) appreciated the continued increase in the number of Parties to the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), as well as the decision to develop strategies to improve the effectiveness of the PSMA.

Since COFI’s last meeting, held virtually in 2021, 6 countries became Party to the PSMA. The number of current Parties stands at 72, including the European Union which is considered one Party on behalf of its 27 Member States. Countries showing adherence to the PSMA will soon total 100. The Agreement is currently in force in more than half of port States around the world.

During the ‘Combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing’ session, COFI recognised the fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing as one of the main priorities for Members and noted the continued efforts by Members to prevent, deter, and eliminate it but expressed its concern that IUU fishing is a serious issue in most areas and called for increased cooperative action and the sharing of information at national, regional and global level.

COFI also noted the conclusions of the Third Meeting of the Parties to the PSMA and welcomed the convening of the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the PSMA to be hosted by Indonesia in May 2023.

COFI commended FAO for its continued technical assistance through its Global Capacity Development Programme to support the development of the PSMA and complementary international instruments, and urged it to continue and strengthen this work. It also welcomed the launch of the pilot phase of the Global Information Exchange System (GIES) and commended FAO for launching the Global Capacity Development Portal.

COFI is a subsidiary body of the FAO Council, which was established by the FAO Conference in 1965. It is the only global inter-governmental forum where FAO Members meet to review and consider the issues and challenges related to fisheries and aquaculture.