On May 16, 2016, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations announced that the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) will enter into force on June 5, 2016, after thirty member states submitted their instruments of adherence. According to the press release, the PSMA’s will target illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing (IUU fishing), which “is responsible for annual catches of up to 26 million tonnes, with a value of up to USD 23 billion [and] undermines efforts to ensure sustainable fisheries and responsible fish stock management around the world.” The PSMA’s main tools are “port state measures,” which allow inspections to detect IUU fishing when the vessels come into port. The Agreement “requires that parties designate specific ports for use by foreign vessels, making control easier. Those ships must request permission to enter ports ahead of time, and provide local authorities with information, including on the fish they have on board, and allowing inspection of their log book, licences, fishing gear and actual cargo, among other things,” and “calls on countries to deny entry or inspect vessels that have been involved in IUU fishing.”