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Agreement on Port State Measures and the framework to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) This fact sheet is part of the promotional material of the FAO eLearning Academy. It refers to a course focused on defining illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, exploring international responsibilities of flag, coastal, and port states to combat it, and detailing the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), the first binding international instrument to prevent, deter, and eliminate IUU fishing.

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