The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is the first binding international agreement to specifically target illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Its objective is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing by preventing vessels engaged in IUU fishing from using ports and landing their catches. In this way, the PSMA reduces the incentive of such vessels to continue to operate while it also blocks fishery products derived from IUU fishing from reaching national and international markets. The effective implementation of the PSMA ultimately contributes to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of living marine resources and marine ecosystems. The provisions of the PSMA apply to fishing vessels seeking entry into a designated port of a State which is different to their flag State.
FAO Members – Tonga, the Russian Federation, and Libya – explain why the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is key to help fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) [...]
FAO Member, Solomon Islands, explains why the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is key to help fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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FAO Member, the People’s Republic of China, explains why the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is key to help fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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FAO Member, France, explains why the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is key to help fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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FAO Member, Ecuador, explains why the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is key to help fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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FAO Member, Brazil, explains why the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is key to help fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Matthew Camilleri, Technical Secretary of the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), explains how the PSMA helps combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and its positive impact on [...]
The fourth meeting of the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) Technical Working Group on Information Exchange (TWG-IE) was held in Panama City, Panama, from 18 to 22 March 2024.
The [...]
This brochure was prepared for the FAO international course on fisheries law, which has been designed to strengthen the capacity of legal practitioners in fisheries to perform their tasks. This [...]