PSMA

OPINION

OPINION

Ahead of the next annual Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) meeting (13-17 April 2025), the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) has prepared an article on the actions needed to advance the IOTC’s efforts for the long-term health of…

3rd April 2025

ISSF: IOTC actions needed to maintain momentum for sustainable tuna fisheries

3rd April 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Ukraine has become the latest FAO member to become a party to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), with the agreement entered into force on 12 March 2025, 30 days after the…

20th March 2025

Ukraine becomes 80th party to the PSMA

20th March 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has been assisting Timor-Leste with the preparation of a National Strategy and Action Plan that will bring the Southeast Asian country compliant…

7th October 2024

Timor-Leste helped with combating IUU fishing

7th October 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) said it has taken a significant step in the fight against illegal fishing by ratifying the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter…

26th April 2024

Marshall Islands step up fight against illegal fishing

26th April 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Parties to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’ Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) have agreed to strengthen efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by extending vessel inspections, exchanging…

16th May 2023

New global push to tackle IUU fishing

16th May 2023

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Global action to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), with the United Nations body noting that 100 states have now signed…

8th November 2022

IUU – a new milestone

8th November 2022