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In the early 1990s, the international community moved to place emphasis on the use of port State measures as a fisheries management tool. This was because port State measures were seen as a costeffective and efficient means to curb and...

This document contains the report of the FAO/APFIC Workshop on Implementing the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing (the Agreement), which was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 23 to 27 April...

This document contains the report of the Informal Open-ended Technical Meeting to Review Draft Terms of Reference for the Ad Hoc Working Group Referred to in Paragraph 6 of Article 21 of the 2009 Agreement on Port State Measures to...

This paper addresses recent initiatives taken to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related activities. These initiatives are based on the 2001 FAO International Plan of Action (IPOA-IUU) and relatd instruments including the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port...

The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing seeks to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing through the adoption and implementation of effective port State measures as a means...