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Progress made with regards with regard to measures against IUU fishing, COFI, 29th session, 31 January-4 February 2011 03/09/2010 This paper addresses recent initiatives taken to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and related activities. These initiatives are based on the 2001 FAO International Plan of Action (IPOA-IUU) and related instruments including the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. They address issues such as port State measures, flag State performance, market State measures and the development of a comprehensive Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels. The status of these initiatives are discussed together with planned activities to carry them forward.