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Manta – Delegates from around the world together with representatives of intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations are this week meeting in Manta, Ecuador, for the Fifth Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to prevent, deter...

The main information exchange requirements for States under the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) are now covered by the PSMA Global Information Exchange System (GIES) as an additional form has been released. The State Action form fulfils the PSMA requirements...

Seventeen legal professionals have completed a three-week course organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The seventh edition of the FAO international course on fisheries law, which forms part of the FAO fisheries training programme in support of the implementation...

The electronic Port State Measures (e-PSM) system of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is the second e-PSMA to be automatically transferring data into the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) Global Information Exchange System (GIES). Tonga is the first FFA...

The People’s Republic of China is the latest FAO Member to become a Party to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA). The Agreement entered into force for the People’s Republic of China on 16 April 2025, 30 days after the deposit...