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ArticleScience advances2025

Leveraging port state measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.

Elizabeth R Selig, Colette C C Wabnitz, Shinnosuke Nakayama, Jaeyoon Park, Richard Barnes, Robert Blasiak, Dawn Borg-Costanzi, Bronwen Golder, Jean-Baptiste Jouffray, Jim Leape and 1 more

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11 authors.

Elizabeth R SeligStanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5479-6580
Colette C C WabnitzStanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5076-9163
Shinnosuke NakayamaStanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1048-1202
Jaeyoon ParkGlobal Fishing Watch, Washington, DC 20036, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2203-2666
Richard BarnesLincoln Law School, The University of Lincoln, Lincoln LN6 7TS, UK.
Robert BlasiakStockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Stockholm 106 91, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-0888-0159
Dawn Borg-CostanziThe Pew Trusts, London W2 6LG, UK.ORCID 0009-0006-2098-1450
Bronwen GolderStanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-1183-4919
Jean-Baptiste JouffrayStanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4105-6372
Jim LeapeStanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8945-9250
Jessica L Decker SparksDivision of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0123-0310

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing threatens the sustainability of fisheries and communities dependent on them. The Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) is a key tool for combatting IUU fishing by foreign fleets, requiring standardized inspections, information sharing, and port denial. Using satellite data, we characterized how PSMA has affected high seas vessel behavior and identify opportunities to strengthen its impact. PSMA adoption has increased travel distances to the nearest ports in States not Party to PSMA and channeled more fishing effort to domestic and PSMA Party ports. However, domestic fishing fleets need greater attention because they constituted 66% of port visits in 2021. Among reflagged vessels, we also found a 30% increase in visits to PSMA ports by vessels shifting to domestic flags after PSMA entered into force, allowing them to avoid PSMA requirements for foreign vessels. Our results highlight the centrality of implementing consistent, effective port State measures across foreign and domestic fleets to address IUU fishing risks.

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PMCPMC12412647

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