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Implementing the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) is like border control for travellers. Watch this 3-minute animation, explaining how the PSMA works. Watch here in Arabic Other languages: English, Chinese, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish. 

The PSMA covers 100 States around the world. View this short animation showing adherence since 2016. Link here

Ports are the entry points through which fish start their final journey to our plates. The 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), is the most cost-effective means to ensure the sustainability of fisheries through the enforcement of rules and regulations. The PSMA...

ناقش الأطراف نتائج الاستبيان الخاص باستعراض وتقييم مدى كفاءة الاتفاق بشأن التدابير التي تتخذها دولة الميناء، مع الإشارة إلى أنّ الاستبيان يشكل أداة مفيدة لإجراء مزيد من التحسينات. وطلب الأطراف من المنظمة استعراض الاستبيان واتفقوا على استكماله كل أربع سنوات....

This document is the second volume of a series of publications entitled “Checklists and technical guidelines to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing”. The present checklist is intended to be used in the review of national legal frameworks, including primary and secondaryfisheries legislation....