(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) KOROR, Palau-The Palau Congress voted unanimously today to ratify the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), an international treaty designed to help stop illegally caught fish from entering the market. Once implemented, the legislation will bolster the island nation's ability to protect its new marine sanctuary from illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 'Palau will not tolerate poachers in our ocean,' said Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., president of the Republic of Palau. 'We are getting tough on illegal fishing...
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