World consumption of fish per capita exceeds 20 kilograms per year. The largest fisherman of the world – China – connects to the fight against illegal fishing Economic development China, the world’s largest manufacturer of marine fishing products, became the 108th state that joined the agreement on the measures of the port of the port (SMGP), which is aimed at combating illegal fishing. This was reported today from the food and agricultural organization of the UN (FAO). “joining China to SMGP is a milestone in global efforts to ensure responsible fishing management and its sustainable development,” said the general director of the FAO CYU Dunyy.This step reflects the desire of the countries to combine efforts to combat illegal, unregulated fishing within the SMGP, emphasized the head of the organization. 60 > agreement adopted on the initiative of the FAO in 2009 and entered into force in 2016 allows the participating countries to refuse to enter the port or the use of port infrastructure to foreign courts suspected of conducting illegal fishing. Thus, an illegal catch does not fall into the markets. 60 ~ p > according to the FAO, in 2023 China provided about 15 percent of the global catch of aquatic biological resources, and its fishing fleet has more than 500 thousand vessels, including 342 thousand motorized ones. This is one of the largest fishing capacities in the world. China connection is the most important event for the implementation of the agreement, especially taking into account the scale of its marine fishing. In March 2025, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia also joined the SMGP. Now the participants in the agreement are 82 parties, including the European Union representing the interests of all its member states, that is, in total, we are talking about 108 countries. ~ 60 > 60 > implementation of the agreement is supported by concomitant digital tools, such as the global register of fishing vessels and the global information exchange system. They allow in real time to check the data on courts, track violators and exchange information between states, strengthening international cooperation in the field of protection of marine ecosystems. 62 ~