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Port state issues

At present the Law of the Sea emphasises the primacy of flag state jurisdiction, and the jurisdiction of port states (the countries where the fish is landed) remains optional. This has tempted some port states to take steps to attract the business of IUU fishing vessels.

Strengthening port state controls may therefore deter IUU fishing and improve enforcement. The necessary domestic legislation must, however, be in place, as well as cooperative mechanisms to coordinate action with other port states, flag states and market states.

Port state regimes for fishing vessels have been developed by a number of RFMOs, and in 2004, agreement was reached within FAO on a non-binding international instrument (FAO Port State Model Scheme) describing basic and minimum port state measures that should be applied, either through the adoption of regional memorandums of understanding, through RFMOs or at the level of individual port states.

documents (24)
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news (78)
presentations (2)
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documents

Closing the gap: comparing tuna RFMO Port State Measures with the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures
06/07/2011
The Pew Environment Group has conducted a gap analysis comparing the port State measures (PSMs) established by 10 Regional Fisheries Management Organi ...

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 ar ...

'Oceans and the Law of the Sea'; 'Sustainable Fisheries': Texts Adopted
04/12/2009
Following an extensive debate on oceans and the law of the sea, the General Assembly adopted two wide-ranging resolutions meant to guide States in pre ...
Author: United Nations General Assembly

Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
23/11/2009
This Agreement aims to prevent illegally caught fish from entering international markets. Under the terms of the treaty, foreign vessels will need spe ...
Author: FAO

Information on Experience Gained on Combating IUU fishing in the NEAFC Area
05/03/2009
This is a note prepared by the NEAFC Secretariat for the 28th Session of FAO COFI in Rome 2-6 March 2009. It includes information on two NEAFC tools t ...
Author: NEAFC

Statement of Commitment by SADC Ministers Responsible for Marine Fisheries on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
04/07/2008
This is the Statement of Commitment signed by ministers from SADC coastal states at the end of a ministerial conference in Windhoek, 2-4 July 2008, to ...
Author: SADC (Southern African Development Community)

Stop Illegal Fishing in Southern Africa
02/07/2008
This report looks at the status and impacts of IUU fishing in the southern African region, covering a number of themes and issues including internatio ...
Author: Stop Illegal Fishing

Study and Analysis of the Status of IUU Fishing in the SADC Region and an Estimate of the Economic, Social and Biological Impacts
01/05/2008
The study explores and helps to quantify the magnitude and types of Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) fishing in the Southern African Developm ...
Author: Stop Illegal Fishing

FAO Regional Workshop in Port State Measures to Combat IUU Fishing: Report
01/02/2008
Representatives from Angola, Namibia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, South Africa and Tanzania met in Cape Town to discuss the issue of port state ...
Author: Stop Illegal Fishing

Russian Reefer Mumrinskiy and Illegal Unreported Cod - Update January 2007
16/01/2007
In August 2006, Greenpeace alerted the Dutch Government about possible illegal unreported cod onboard the Russian reefer vessel Mumrinskiy as it arriv ...
Author: Greenpeace

The Use of Port State Measures to Improve Fisheries Compliance
01/11/2006
This paper suggests there is increasing international support for regionally and globally coordinated approaches to Port
State control in order to av ...
Author: Fabra A, Gascón V and Werner R

Trade and Market-Related Instruments to Reinforce Fisheries Management Measures to Promote Sustainable Fishing Practices
08/03/2006
Describes the current range of trade and market place-related measures being used by individual states, RFMOs, the fishing industry and NGOs to reinfo ...
Author: University of Rhode Island (Cathy A. Roheim and Jon G. Sutinen)

Party to the Plunder: Illegal Fishing in Guinea and its Links to the EU
01/03/2006
Illegal fishing by foreign trawlers in Guinea’s coastal zone is widespread and increasing, despite the attention that has been focussed on illega ...
Author: EJF

Russian Cod and Haddock Fishing / Transshipment at Sea: Status Report 2005
01/03/2006
In October 2004 The Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission agreed to ban Russian and Norwegian fishing vessels from delivering catches to transp ...
Author: Directorate of Fisheries, Norway

Las Palmas: Port of Convenience and Gateway to Europe
30/01/2006
This is a briefing paper about an investigation by EJF of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Spanish port that the organisation claims serves as ‘a ...
Author: EJF

Findus, Kangamiut, Weak EU Port States and Russian Mafia: Illegal Cod Fishing in the Barents Sea Exposed
18/01/2006
An increasing amount of cod from the Barents Sea has been delivered directly to EU harbours over the last few years. A significant proportion of this ...
Author: Greenpeace

An Overview of the US Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 and a Proposal for a Model Port States Fisheries Enforcement Act
01/11/2005
A background study prepared for the High Seas Task Force, this paper explains how the US Lacey Act is used to control the import of IUU fish into the ...
Author: High Seas Task Force (Paul A. Ortiz, US NOAA)

Promoting Responsible Ports
09/03/2005
Proposals for the promotion of the concept of the responsible port state, and of connected action; paper discussed at the High Seas Task Force meeting ...
Author: High Seas Task Force

Pirates & Profiteers: How Pirate Fishing Fleets are Robbing People and Oceans
01/01/2005
This report explores the global nature of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing: one of the most serious threats to the future of world fi ...
Author: Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF)

Model Scheme on Port State Measures to Combat IUU Fishing
02/09/2004
Report of the FAO technical consultation to review port state measures to combat IUU fishing, held in Rome, 31 August – 2 September 2004. Appendi ...
Author: FAO

OECD Workshop on IUU Fishing Activities: Key Observations and Findings by the Workshop Chairs
20/04/2004
The objective of the workshop was to gather information and data on the extent of IUU fishing and identify the economic and social drivers to IUU fish ...
Author: OECD

The European Union Action Plan to Eradicate IUU Fishing: a Greenpeace Critique
01/10/2001
On 28 May 2002, the European Commission presented a proposal for a "Community action plan for the eradication of illegal, unreported and unregula ...
Author: Greenpeace

Report of the Joint FAO/IMO Ad Hoc Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing and Related Matters
11/10/2000
The Report summarizes the discussions on how flag States and port State control of fishing vessels can assist in counteracting IUU fishing, taking int ...
Author: FAO

Measures to be Adopted by the Port State in Combating IUU Fishing
15/05/2000
This paper was prepared as one in a series of specialist background papers for the Expert Consultation on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing ...
Author: Directorate of Fisheries, Norway: Terje Lobach

events

8th International Forum on IUU fishing
11/02/2013
This is the 8th in a series of international forums on Illegal, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing held at Chatham House on 11-12 February 2013.

7th International Forum on IUU Fishing
02/02/2012
This is the 7th in a series of international forums on Illegal, Unreported and unregulated (IUU) Fishing held at Chatham House on 2-3 february 2012. T

Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing: 1st Chatham House Update and Stakeholder Consultation Meeting
09/05/2006
The report of the 1st Chatham House update and stakeholder consultation meeting, held on 9 May 2006.

links

The Pew Environment Group
The Pew Environment Group is the conservation arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts. It works to advance environmental policy by supporting top-level scientific research; building, assisting and coordinating broad coalitions of organizations representing diverse constituencies concerned about environmental protection in the United States and abroad; and making strategic investments in strengthening the capacity of environmental groups to achieve shared policy goals. The staff is composed of scientists, attorneys, public policy experts and campaign professionals.

Click here for Pew's Port State Performance Research, which consolidates five years of movement data on IUU-listed vessels, tracking their port visits globally to evaluate port State performance in combating illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.

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news

presentations

A New Global Agreement for Port State Measures?
31/03/2008

Author:
Adriana Fabra, Pew Environment Group

The Use of Port State Measures to Improve Fisheries Compliance
21/11/2006

Author:
Adriana Fabra

profiles

Frank Meere
I have particular expertise in analysing and developing practical policy and administrative approaches to tackle IUU fishing and extensive fisheries m ...

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