Provides an overview on the FAO Agreement  on Port State Measures (PSMA) and other instruments to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported  and unregulated  (IUU)  fishing.               
    

We warmly welcome you to the self-study course offered by FAO's Development Law Service (LEGN): Introduction to Port State Measures Agreement, which takes 15 hours to complete.

The objective of this course is to provide an overview of port State jurisdiction the implementation of port State measures in general and the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA to combat IUU fishing and the efforts regional organizations to combat IUU fishing.

Among the contents to be covered are: Port state jurisdiction in customary international law; Port state jurisdiction provisions in international instruments; Operational provisions of the PSMA; Links between the PSMA and other international instruments; State and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMO) practice; and, Challenges to implementing port State measure.

Therefore, FAO has decided to develop this virtual version of the Introduction to Port State Measures Agreement course.

Course details

Name: Short supply chains in Family Farming: A tool for the inclusion of Family Farming in markets

Language: English

Course type: salfe-paced course

Duration of the course:

The study of the contents of this course requires a total time commitment of approximately 15 hours, divided into recommended daily sessions of 2 hours each, which may vary depending on additional readings and research.

Start of course: The course will be available from 17 November 2021.

Goal:

To provide an overview of port State jurisdiction and develop familiarity with the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA)

Course objectives:

• Port state jurisdiction in customary international law
• Port state jurisdiction provisions in international instruments
• Operational provisions of the PSMA
• Links between PSMA and other international instruments
• State and Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMO) practice on port State measures
• Challenges to implementing port State measures

Contents: 

• Port State jurisdiction in customary international law
• Relevance of Port State Measures to Fisheries Enforcement
• Port State jurisdiction provisions in international instruments
• Introduction to PSMA
• Port access authorization, fishing vessel inspection and information exchange
• Supplementary measures
• Implementation Challenges