On 30 March 2016, Gambia’s national assembly ratified the UN agreement on Port State Measures to prevent, deter and eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU). This brings the number of parties formally ratifying the treaty to 25.
Pursuant to Article 29, the Agreement shall enter into force thirty days after the date of deposit of the twenty-fifth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession with the Director-General of FAO. The UN Port State Measures Agreement formally came into force on 5 June 2016.
Here is a list of 30 parties and the dates on which the deposit of ratification to the agreement were provided to the Director-General of FAO.
Australia (20 July 2015)
Barbados (2 February 2016)
Chile (28 August 2012)
Costa Rica (4 December 2015)
Cuba (25 March 2016)
Dominica
European Union – Member Organization (7 July 2011)
Gabon (15 November 2013)
Gambia (30 March 2016) – Date of ratification in the Gambia National Assembly
Guinea Bissau
Guyana (7 March 2016)
Iceland (16 June 2015)
Mauritius (31 August 2015)
Mozambique (19 August 2014)
Myanmar (22 November 2010)
New Zealand (21 February 2014)
Norway (20 July 2011)
Oman (1 August 2013)
Palau (30 November 2015)
Republic of Korea (14 January 2016)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (9 December 2015)
Seychelles (19 June 2013)
Somalia (9 November 2015)
Sri Lanka (20 January 2011)
Sudan
South Africa (16 February 2016)
Thailand (10 May 2016)
Tonga
USA (26 February 2016)
Uruguay (28 February 2013)
Vanuatu