Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)

Resources

Report
2023 - FAO
The Parties reviewed the status of the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (“the Agreement” or PSMA) and recalled the decisions of the Third Meeting of the Parties. Progress and challenges in the implementation of the Agreement by Parties were...
Media resources
2023 - FAO
View this brief video message about the importance of the PSMA. See here
Other
2023 - FAO
In 2017, FAO launched its Global Capacity Development Programme to support the implementation of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (PSMA) and complementary international instruments, regional mechanisms and tools to...
Media resources
2022 - FAO
The PSMA covers 100 States around the world. View this short animation showing adherence since 2016. Link here
Media resources
2022 - FAO
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...