Analyses the concept of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and the international instruments which provide the legal and policy framework to combat IUU fishing. Palma, Tsamenyi and Edeson, University of Wollongong, Australia.

This publication provides legislative templates to implement the FAO Agreement on Port States Measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. It presents a framework for mainstreaming the core provisions of the agreement into national legislation.

The IOPA-IUU is a voluntary instrument that applies to all States and entities and to all fishers. Following the IPOA's introduction, the nature and scope of IUU fishing is addressed. This is followed by the IPOA's objective and principles and the implementation of measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. These measures focus on all State responsibilities, flag State responsibilities, coastal State measures, port State measures, internationally agreed market-related measures, research and regional fisheries management organizations. Special requirements of developing countries are then considered, followed by reporting requirements and the role of FAO.

The objective of this guide is to provide a working document for port State authorities to use in the implementation of the IOTC Port State Measures Resolution (PSMR) which entered into force on 1st March 2011 and was amended in 2016 to include a provision on the electronic port State measures application (e-PSM). The content is divided into four chapters. The first chapter describes and summarises the development of port State measures by the international community and the development by IOTC CPCs of conservation and management measures that both reflect and complement the internationally agreed measures. The second chapter describes the requirements for interagency integration and coordination at the national level while implementing port State measures, including an overview of the broader system of port controls, integrating port State measures with other measures to combat IUU fishing and exchange of information among relevant national agencies and coordinate their activities in implementing the IOTC PSMR. The third and fourth chapters addresses operational and technical matters in view of providing guidance on best practice to national interagency cooperation and best practice to cooperation at regional. This guide should be viewed as a living document that can be revised and improved by all parties as experience is expanded in the implementation of the IOTC PSMR.

The objectives of the Technical Consultation were to address substantive issues relating to the role of the port State in combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing and to address principles and guidelines for the establishment of regional memoranda on port States measures to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing. Following its deliberations, the Technical Consultation approved a Model Scheme on Port State Measures to Combat IUU Fishing, strongly supported the proposed Programme of Assistance to facilitate human development and institutional strengthening in developing countries to promote the full and effective implementation of port States measures to combat IUU fishing, and supported the establishment of a database concerning relevant port State measures.

FAO is supporting the implementation of the 2005 FAO Model Schemes on Port State Measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, including at regional level. The main objective of the workshop was to consider GFCM Member's coordinated efforts regarding the strengthening and the harmonization of port State measures in the near future and, as a result, build on the requirements of the general guidelines for a GFCM control and enforcement scheme.

The Expert Consultation was convened with a view to facilitating the implementation of the 2001 FAO International Plan of Action to Deter, Prevent and Eliminate Illgal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA-IUU). The Expert Consultation also furthered collaboration with the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and undertook an exhaustive review of port state measures with respect to fishing vessels.