ZEROinFIVE aims to hit IUU seafood imports
An initiative to stop all illegal seafood imports within five years by blocking illegally caught fish at ports has been launched by OceanMind, an organisation providing independent data intelligence to…
Tonga leads on automatic data transfer into PSMA info system
The electronic Port State Measures (e-PSM) system of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) is the second e-PSMA to be automatically transferring data into the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures…
One of Pingtan's four tuna longline vessels (PRNewsFoto/Pingtan Marine Enterprise Ltd.)
China becomes party to the PSMA
The world’s largest capture fisheries producer, China has become the 108th State to join the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing…
MIMRA Fisheries Officer preparing to board a carrier as part of its 100% inspection PSM target. Image: @franciscoblaha
Marshall Islands ratifies Port State Measures to Combat Illegal Fishing
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has taken a significant step in the fight against illegal fishing by ratifying the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter…
Seafood CEOs call on APEC to end IUU fishing in the Pacific
Representing nine of the largest seafood producers in the world, SeaBOS has pledged to work towards the elimination of IUU fishing products and modern slavery across its membership’s supply chains…
Demanding action to close the net on illegal fishing in the Pacific
Groups working with more than 150 companies are demanding collective efforts in advance of the G7 Hiroshima Summit. Members of the coalition – the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability (GDST),…
Port State Measures Agreement milestone
One hundred states have now committed to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA). Angola, Eritrea, Morocco and Nigeria are the latest countries to back…
Morocco and Angola join PSMA
Morocco and Angola have become Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) to prevent, deter, and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, thirty days after depositing their…
China is looking at the potential of ratifying the 2012 Cape Town Agreement and STCW-F, and a national conference discussed the implementation of the FAO PSMA agreement. Image: IMO
China fishing vessel safety workshop looks towards treaty ratification
A national workshop has discussed China’s potential ratification and implementation of fisheries-related conventions, including IMO’s 2012 Cape Town Agreement (CTA), aimed at improving safety standards on fishing vessels, and the…
