Three Treaties to End Illegal Fishing

To support efforts to end illegal fishing, The Pew Charitable Trusts advocates for the harmonized implementation of three international agreements that seek to make it more difficult for unscrupulous operators to exploit gaps in national and regional fishing regulations. Read more →

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75 Ratified
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19 Ratified
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  • Albania

    PSMA: Ratified on 4/7/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Angola

    PSMA: Ratified on 7/20/2022.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 10/11/2016.

  • Antigua and Barbuda

    PSMA: Not ratified.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 7/28/2021.

  • Argentina

    PSMA: Not ratified.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 9/15/2011.

  • Australia

    PSMA: Ratified on 7/20/2015.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Bahamas

    PSMA: Ratified on 10/7/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Bangladesh

    PSMA: Ratified on 12/20/2019.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Barbados

    PSMA: Ratified on 2/2/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Belgium

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Ratified on 5/10/2018 with 33 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Belize

    PSMA: Not ratified.

    CTA: Ratified on 3/29/1994 with 48 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Benin

    PSMA: Ratified on 8/20/2021.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

    PSMA: Not ratified.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 2/4/2010.

  • Cabo Verde

    PSMA: Ratified on 6/23/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Cambodia

    PSMA: Ratified on 12/6/2019.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Canada

    PSMA: Ratified on 6/20/2019.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Chile

    PSMA: Ratified on 8/28/2012.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Congo

    PSMA: Not ratified.

    CTA: Ratified on 5/28/2015 with 23 vessels.

    C188: Ratified on 5/14/2014.

  • Cook Islands

    PSMA: Not ratified.

    CTA: Ratified on 10/21/2019 with 8 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Costa Rica

    PSMA: Ratified on 12/4/2015.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Croatia

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Ratified on 2/18/2021.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Cuba

    PSMA: Ratified on 3/25/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Côte D'Ivoire

    PSMA: Ratified on 10/23/2019.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Denmark

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011; in respect of overseas territories on 11/28/2017.

    CTA: Ratified on 8/6/2015 with 101 vessels.

    C188: Ratified on 2/3/2020.

  • Djibouti

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/27/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Dominica

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/6/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Ecuador

    PSMA: Ratified on 2/5/2019.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Eritrea

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/4/2022.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Estonia

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 5/3/2016.

  • European Union

    PSMA: Ratified on 7/7/2011

  • Fiji

    PSMA: Ratified on 2/13/2019.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Finland

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Ratified on 2/19/2020.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • France

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011; in respect of overseas territories on 7/11/2016.

    CTA: Ratified on 2/23/2018 with 103 vessels.

    C188: Ratified on 10/28/2015.

  • Gabon

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/15/2013.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Gambia, Republic of The

    PSMA: Ratified on 7/29/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Germany

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Ratified on 7/5/2016 with 39 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Ghana

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/29/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Grenada

    PSMA: Ratified on 6/17/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Guinea

    PSMA: Ratified on 6/3/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Guyana

    PSMA: Ratified on 3/7/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Iceland

    PSMA: Ratified on 6/16/2015.

    CTA: Ratified on 7/15/2013 with 175 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Indonesia

    PSMA: Ratified on 6/23/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Japan

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/17/2017.

    CTA: Ratified on 3/29/1994 with 554 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Kenya

    PSMA: Ratified on 8/23/2017.

    CTA: Ratified on 3/17/2022 with 18 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Liberia

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/21/2019.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Libya

    PSMA: Ratified on 12/5/2018.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Lithuania

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 11/16/2016.

  • Madagascar

    PSMA: Ratified on 3/27/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Maldives

    PSMA: Ratified on 3/16/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Mauritania

    PSMA: Ratified on 1/23/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Mauritius

    PSMA: Ratified on 8/31/2015.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Montenegro

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/17/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Morocco

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/29/2022.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 5/16/2013.

  • Mozambique

    PSMA: Ratified on 8/19/2014.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Myanmar

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/22/2010.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Namibia

    PSMA: Ratified on 7/18/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 9/20/2018.

  • Netherlands

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Ratified on 5/7/2014 with 153 vessels.

    C188: Ratified on 12/19/2019.

  • New Zealand

    PSMA: Ratified on 2/21/2014.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Nicaragua

    PSMA: Ratified on 8/14/2020.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Nigeria

    PSMA: Ratified on 10/6/2022.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Norway

    PSMA: Ratified on 7/20/2011.

    CTA: Ratified on 11/26/2013 with 242 vessels.

    C188: Ratified on 1/8/2016.

  • Oman

    PSMA: Ratified on 8/1/2013.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Palau

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/30/2015.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Panama

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/21/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Peru

    PSMA: Ratified on 9/27/2017.

    CTA: Ratified on 3/2/2021 with 474 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Philippines

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/26/2018.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Poland

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 12/17/2019.

  • Portugal

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Ratified on 3/29/1994 with 159 vessels.

    C188: Ratified on 11/26/2019.

  • Republic of Korea

    PSMA: Ratified on 1/14/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Russian Federation

    PSMA: Ratified on 12/8/2020.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Saint Kitts and Nevis

    PSMA: Ratified on 12/9/2015.

    CTA: Ratified on 12/1/2017 with 0 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    PSMA: Ratified on 6/23/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Sao Tome and Principe

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/22/2016.

    CTA: Ratified on 10/21/2019 with 0 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Senegal

    PSMA: Ratified on 3/23/2017.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 9/21/2018.

  • Seychelles

    PSMA: Ratified on 6/19/2013.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Sierra Leone

    PSMA: Ratified on 9/17/2018.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Somalia

    PSMA: Ratified on 11/9/2015.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • South Africa

    PSMA: Ratified on 2/16/2016.

    CTA: Ratified on 8/19/2016 with 151 vessels.

    C188: Ratified on 6/20/2013.

  • Spain

    PSMA: Ratified by the EU on 7/7/2011.

    CTA: Ratified on 2/7/2019 with 393 vessels.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Sri Lanka

    PSMA: Ratified on 1/20/2011.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Sudan

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/12/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Thailand

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/6/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 1/30/2019.

  • Timor-Leste

    PSMA: Ratified on 3/29/2023.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Togo

    PSMA: Ratified on 12/2/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Tonga

    PSMA: Ratified on 5/6/2016.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Trinidad and Tobago

    PSMA: Ratified on 10/24/2019.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • Turkey

    PSMA: Ratified on 3/30/2018.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Not ratified.

  • United Kingdom

    PSMA: Ratified on 1/11/2021.

    CTA: Not ratified.

    C188: Ratified on 1/11/2019.

  • United States