Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)

Parties to the PSMA

The Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing was approved by the FAO Conference at its Thirty-sixth Session (Rome, 18-23 November 2009) under paragraph 1 of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution, through Resolution No 12/2009 dated 22 November 2009.

The Agreement entered into force on 5 June 2016.

These are the current Parties to the Agreement:

Source: United Nations Geospatial. 2020. Map geodata [shapefiles]. New York, USA, United Nations, modified by the authors.
The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on these map(s) do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers and boundaries. Dashed lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. Dotted line represents approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. Final boundary between the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet been determined.

1. Albania 31. Iceland 61. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2. Angola 32. Indonesia 62. Sao Tome and Principe
3. Australia 33. Japan 63. Saudi Arabia
4. Bahamas 34. Kenya 64. Senegal
5. Bangladesh 35. Liberia 65. Seychelles
6. Barbados 36. Libya 66. Sierra Leone
7. Benin 37. Madagascar 67. Somalia
8. Cabo Verde 38. Maldives 68. South Africa
9. Cambodia 39. Marshall Islands 69. Sri Lanka
10. Canada 40. Mauritania 70. Sudan
11. Chile 41. Mauritius 71. Thailand
12. China 42. Mexico 72. Timor-Leste
13. Comoros 43. Montenegro 73. Togo
14. Costa Rica 44. Morocco 74. Tonga
15. Cuba 45. Mozambique 75. Trinidad and Tobago
16. Côte d'Ivoire 46. Myanmar 76. Türkiye
17. Denmark (in respect of Greenland and the Faroe Islands - Associate Member) 47. Namibia 77. Ukraine
18. Djibouti 48. New Zealand 78. United Kingdom
19. Dominica 49. Nicaragua 79. United States of America
20. Ecuador 50. Nigeria 80. Uruguay
21. Eritrea 51. Norway 81. Vanuatu
22. European Union – Member Organization 52. Oman 82. Viet Nam
23. Fiji 53. Palau  
24. France (in respect of overseas territories) 54. Panama  
25. Gabon 55. Papua New Guinea  
26. Gambia 56. Peru  
27. Ghana 57. Philippines  
28. Grenada 58. Republic of Korea  
29. Guinea 59. Russian Federation  
30. Guyana 60. Saint Kitts and Nevis  

Updated information relative to the Status of individual Parties is available here.