and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing

This landmark accession was formalized when PNG submitted its instrument of accession through its embassy in Brussels on March 7, 2024, with the treaty taking effect for PNG on April 6, 2024.

Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, PSMA empowers countries to take more robust measures against illegal fishing activities.

The action would also unveil the “persons of interest” behind IUU fishing.

FFA Director General, Dr Manu Tupou-Roosen made the call when speaking online to the recent Chatham House International Forum on IUU Fishing.

The Forum was hosted online in London from 18-22 May 2020 and was attended by global policymakers, researchers, industry representatives and civil society groups from across the world.

The keynote speech concentrated on the human elements of illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, with a focus on observers, crew and “Persons of Interest”.