Report of the second meeting of the Strategy ad hoc Working Group established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

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Report of the second meeting of the Strategy ad hoc Working Group established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing is written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9251396639 (ISBN 10) and 9789251396636 (ISBN 13).

This document contains the report of the second meeting of the Strategy ad hoc Working Group (SWG) established by the Parties to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement or the PSMA), held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 21 to 25 October 2024. It was attended by 38 Parties to the Agreement, and by observers from three States, three intergovernmental and one international non-governmental organization. In line with its terms of reference adopted by the Parties, the SWG discussed aspects to improve the effectiveness of the PSMA, namely in relation to increasing adherence to the Agreement, the fulfilment of Parties’ responsibilities, mechanisms for the monitoring, review and assessment of the implementation of the Agreement, as well as resources required for the sustainable functioning of the Agreement. On the basis of the discussions and on the consolidated outcomes of the five PSMA Regional Coordination Meetings convened in 2024, the SWG drew up a series of recommendations to strengthen the implementation of the PSMA and its effectiveness in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. The SWG also considered options for monitoring the implementation of the Agreement.