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Around 110 countries adopt landmark UN pact against illegal fishing, 10 years on

From ABC Color · () Spanish

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  • About 110 countries, representing 75% of coastal nations, have joined the FAO’s binding Port State Measures Agreement against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
  • The agreement, which entered into force in 2016, aims to prevent illegally operating vessels from using ports to unload their catches.
  • It supports about 22,000 inspections each year across 700 designated ports, with technical assistance provided to more than 80 partners.

About 110 countries, or 75% of the world’s coastal nations, have adopted the United Nations’ main binding agreement aimed at blocking illegal fishing vessels from using ports.

The Port State Measures Agreement, developed through the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, entered into force in 2016. It seeks to stop vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing from entering ports to unload their catches.

The FAO said 86 of its partners, representing 110 members, have joined the agreement. Moldova became the latest participant.

The agreement now underpins about 22,000 inspections each year in 700 designated ports. The FAO has provided technical assistance to more than 80 partners. The organization marked the agreement’s 10th anniversary in Rome before a meeting of its Committee on Fisheries, which runs until September 11.

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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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