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Signing Ceremony - Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Signing Ceremony - Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

Signing Ceremony of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.

Fighting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Civitavecchia harbor

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Signing Ceremony - Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

22 November 2009, Rome - Signing Ceremony of the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing The first eleven FAO membersׁngola, Brazil, Chile, the European Community, Indonesia, Iceland, Norway, Samoa, Sierra Leone, the United States and Uruguay׳igned the treaty immediately following its approval by the Conference. The treaty is set to enter into force once 25 countries have ratified it. By signing the treaty, governments commit themselves to prevent, deter and eventually eliminate IUU fishing including by taking steps to guard their ports against vessels engaged in IUU fishing, thereby preventing fish from such vessels from entering international markets. FAO headquarters (Espace Gabon).

11/22/2009

Location Rome

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