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Ecuador, Fiji and Viet Nam have deposited their instruments of accession to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing increasing the total number of Parties to the Agreement to...

A workshop, on the implementation of the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing was held in Nassau, the Bahamas, between the 26 - 30 November 2018. The workshop was organised...

From 26-30 November 2018, FAO held a participatory workshop which focused on developing a national strategy and action plan for addressing gaps in the effective application of the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), in Antananarivo, Madagascar. Participants representing a range...

Libya has deposited its instrument of accession to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The PSMA comes into force in Libya today, 5 December 2018, making Libya the fifty-seventh...

Norway has undertaken a self-assessment of flag State performance, using the Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance (VGFSP) as a basis. The VGFSP provide guidance to strengthen and monitor compliance by flag States with their international duties...