Jamaica and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have become Parties to the 1993 FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (High Seas Compliance Agreement), and the United Republic of Tanzania and Tuvalu became Parties to the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA).
These accessions continue to broaden the commitment and strengthen implementation of the global governance, compliance and enforcement framework to achieve sustainable fisheries.
The High Seas Compliance Agreement defines flag States’ responsibilities on the registration, authorization and control of fishing vessels. The PSMA is a unique multilateral fisheries control treaty aiming to safeguard the sustainability of living marine resources and the conservation of our oceans, while also supporting compliance mechanisms for other ocean-related treaties.
More than two-thirds of the coastal countries of the world are now parties to the PSMA which is widely recognized as a highly actionable treaty, with its parties aiming to maximize its effectiveness in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
