FAO Media Advisory [cid:image001.png@01D7531A.6B2DAE90] High-Level Event on Port State Measures Agreement to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, to address European Union-hosted event – 31 May 2021, 9:00 (CEST) One in every five fish caught around the world every year is thought to originate from illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). IUU fishing impacts fishers and fish workers, the sustainability of fisheries and marine ecosystems and consumers. The 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures<http://www.fao.org/port-state-measures/en/> is the first binding international agreement designed to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing by stopping foreign vessels engaging in it from using ports, landing their catches, or denying them entry. From 31 May to 4 June, the European Union will host virtually the Third Meeting of the Parties<http://www.fao.org/port-state-measures/meetings/meetings-parties/mop3/en/> of the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)<http://www.fao.org/port-state-measures/en/>. FAO Director-General, QU Dongyu, and the European Union’s Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius. will address a High-Level Event to be held on 31 May at 9:00 (CEST), the first day of the meeting. FAO experts will also be available for media interviews. FAO will also hold a digital talk<http://www.fao.org/3/cb4898en/cb4898en.pdf> on Friday 4 June 2021 (15:00 CEST), to mark the International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing<http://www.fao.org/iuu-fishing/fight-iuu-fishing/en/>. To register for the talk click here<https://fao.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ymPvRmTxSGifY_yJBnPh4A?_x_zm_rtaid=IKRvhjebTgqKewGVhN9NfA.1621598743231.2d590a9f0fbece7a853891dfee211a7f&_x_zm_rhtaid=257>. Hosted by Valerie Dekimpe, from the France 24 news network, Friday’s virtual event will feature Chef Pacheco, from Ecuador, Romain Troublé, President of the Tara Ocean Foundation, Maggie Lee, from the World Wildlife Fund in the Asia-Pacific region and Kristin von Kistowski, a FAO fisheries expert on monitoring, control and surveillance systems. RESOURCES PSMA Agreement<http://www.fao.org/port-state-measures/en/> International Day for the Fight against IUU fishing FOLLOW ON TWITTER @FAO, @FAOnews, @FAOfish #IUU CONTACT: Josephine McKenna [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> FAO Newsroom +39 06 570 53625 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> What: High-Level Event on Port State Measures Agreement to combat IUU Fishing When: Monday 31 May, 9:00 (CEST) Who: QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General Virginijus Sinkevičius, EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Where: The event will be webcast here<https://psma-mop3.eu/> Journalists & editors: For photos, audio clips, video material & b-roll, contact: (+39) 06 570 53625 or [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Online tools: Photos via the FAOnews Flickr account<http://www.flickr.com/photos/faonews> RSS feed<http://www.fao.org/news/rss-feed/en/> of FAO news releases @FAOnews on Twitter<https://twitter.com/faonews/> This media advisory was issued by the Media Office at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). To unsubscribe from this news service send an email to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with "signoff Media-G-Eng-L" as the only text in the message body. FAO | Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy | (+39) 06 570 53625 | www.fao.org<http://www.fao.org>