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Reaffirming that the moratorium on commercial whaling, which has been in effect since 1986, has contributed to the recovery of some cetacean populations, and AWARE of the cumulative effects of multiple, existing and emerging threats to cetacean populations such as entanglement, by catch, underwater noise, ship strikes, marine debris and climate change

These Voluntary Guidelines for the Marking of Fishing Gear are dedicated to the memory of  Joanna Toole, who worked tirelessly to reduce and manage abandoned, lost, or otherwise  discarded  fishing  gear  (ALDFG)  in  the  ocean  and  to  stop  ghost  fishing  by  such  gear  worldwide.

The Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA) is the first binding international agreement to specifically target illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Its objective is to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing by preventing vessels engaged in IUU fishing from using ports and landing their catches. In this way, the PSMA reduces the incentive of such vessels to continue to operate…