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Party to the Port States Measures Agreement (PSMA)

Topic:
  • Counter-IUU Fishing
Categories:
  • Counter-IUU Policy
  • Government

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.

Region:
  • Afghanistan
  • Aland Islands
  • Albania
  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Bahamas
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Benin
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Caribbean
  • Central America
  • Central Asia
  • Chile
  • Costa Rica
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Eastern Africa
  • Eastern Asia
  • Eastern Europe
  • Ecuador
  • Fiji
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Global
  • Grenada
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Iceland
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Madagascar
  • Maldives
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Melanesia
  • Micronesia
  • Middle Africa
  • Montenegro
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • North America
  • Northern Africa
  • Northern Europe
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Polynesia
  • Russia
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South America
  • South Korea
  • Southeast Asia
  • Southern Africa
  • Southern Asia
  • Southern Europe
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkey
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Vanuatu
  • Vietnam
  • Western Africa
  • Western Asia
  • Western Europe
Harvest:
  • Wild-capture

Contact Information

Website: www.fao.org/port-state-measures/en
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