 Fish caught in the wild often travels extensively from our oceans, through vessels ports and countries until it reaches its destined market. For fishing to be sustainable, it must follow international rules, for the benefit of fish stocks, the environment, and the livelihoods of communities that depend on fishing. Keeping at bay illegal unreported and unregulated or IUU fishing. This are the entry points through which fish start their final journey to our plates. The 2009 FAO agreement on port state measures, oh the PSMA, is the most cost-effective means to ensure the sustainability of fisheries, through the enforcement of rules and regulations. The PSMA lays clear minimum standards for countries, party to it, to follow when foreign vessels seek access to their ports. Verifying documentation and the legality of what's on board is the first step. Crucial to this is sharing information with the rest of the world. A country that shares information on its fleet and the compliance on foreign vessels is placing other countries in a better position to assess risks associated to those vessels when entering their harbours and to take decisions on granting access. The Global Information Exchange System, or the GIES, is a global system developed under the PSMA to allow sharing of official compliance information. Together with the GIES, the FAO Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels, or Global Record, allows states to identify vessels more effectively, making available, in a rapid way, certified data on vessels and vessel-related activities. Bringing information through the GIES and the FAO Global Record means that we have two effective tools to combat IU fishing in a more efficient and coordinated way. The Global Information Exchange System and the Global Record support the implementation of the agreement on port state measures and several other instruments for sustainable fisheries, such as the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement and the FAO Compliance Agreement, together with voluntary instruments and guidelines. But the heart of all of these is information sharing. The more we work together and share information, the more we are part of the solution to eliminate IU fishing. FAO strongly encourages states to make use of these tools. Only through coordinated efforts can IU fishing become something of the past. Sustainable fishing starts with us.