This report provides the content and key points of the workshop held on 21-22 July 2021 hosted by New Zealand. The workshop covered how economies can combat IUU fishing through use of effective port state measures; aiming to build capacity in the Asia-Pacific and promote port state measures as an essential tool to combat IUU fishing.

The Workshop was segmented into five themes:

Theme One – Significance – Economic impacts

Theme Two – Compliance with Port State Measures

Theme Three – FAO View on Significance

Theme Four – Emerging Technologies

Theme Five – Pacific focus on Application