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113TH CONGRESS ExEc. REPT.
2d Session SENATE 113-1
AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT,
DETER, AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND
UNREGULATED FISHING (TREATY DOC. 112-4)
MARCH 13, 2014.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. MENENDEZ, from the Committee on Foreign Relations,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany Treaty Doc. 112-4]
The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the
Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and Elimi-
nate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (Treaty Doc.
112-4) (the Agreement), done at the Food and Agriculture Orga-
nization of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy on November 22,
2009, and signed by the United States on that date, having consid-
ered the same, reports favorably thereon with one declaration, as
indicated in the resolution of advice and consent, and recommends
that the Senate give its advice and consent to ratification thereof.
CONTENTS
Page
I. P u rpose ........................................................................................................... 1
II. B ackground ................................................................................................... 2
III. Summary of Key Provisions of the Agreement ........................................... 2
IV. Im plem enting Legislation ............................................................................. 5
V . Com m ittee A ction ......................................................................................... 5
VI. Committee Recommendation and Comments ............................................. 5
VII. Text of Resolution of Advice and Consent to Ratification .......................... 6
I. PURPOSE
The Agreement, the first global treaty focused specifically on ille-
gal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU), will implement le-
gally binding minimum standards for port states to control port ac-
cess by foreign fishing vessels, as well as the foreign transport and
supply ships that support fishing vessels, and encourages Parties
to apply similar measures to their own fishing vessels. The Agree-
ment establishes practical provisions such as standardized ship in-
spections and better communication between ports concerning ves-
sels associated with illegal fishing, so as to prevent fish from ille-
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