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The global fight against illegal, unreported and
EDITORIAL

unregulated fishing reaches a new milestone

Global action to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated Goals.
(IUU) fishing has intensified as 100 States have now commit- “We have a responsibility to manage and use all aquatic
ted to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Agreement resources sustainably,” said Manuel Barange, director of FAO’s
on Port State Measures (PSMA). Fisheries and Aquaculture Division.
The PSMA is the first binding international agreement spe- “We need to work together to step up port controls and an
cifically designed to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing adequate information exchange through the implementation
by denying port access and use to foreign vessels engaging of the PSMA. This will contribute to transforming aquatic food
in or supporting such fishing. systems and maximize their role as drivers of employment,
Angola, Eritrea, Morocco and Nigeria are the latest countries economic growth, social development and environmental
to back the PSMA. Now 60 percent of port States globally, sustainability.”
are committed to the agreement, which is a binding inter- FAO recently launched the PSMA Global Information Ex-
national instrument to combat IUU fishing. change System (GIES), which collects and shares official com-
“Rising consumer demand and transforming agrifood pliance-related information with a focus on port inspection
systems in fisheries and aquaculture have driven global fish results, actions taken and port entry or denials. With the
production to its highest levels and there is broad recognition FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport
of the need to step up the fight against IUU fishing” says QU Vessels and Supply Vessels (Global Record), the platform
Dongyu, FAO Director-General. “It is encouraging to see supports States in their efforts to implement the PSMA and
more States support the PSMA in support of the Sustainable complementary instruments which aim to combat IUU fishing.
Development Goals.” FAO has so far assisted more than 50 countries to review
One in every five fish caught around the world every year their legislation, strengthen their institutional capacity, im-
is estimated to originate from IUU fishing, with devastating prove their monitoring, control and surveillance systems and
impacts on the sustainability of fisheries and the livelihoods operations, to effectively implement port state measures
of those who depend on them, as well as the conservation and fulfil their international responsibilities as flag, coastal
of marine ecosystems. and market States.
IUU fishing undermines national, regional and global efforts
to achieve sustainable fisheries and its elimination is key to
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