The south-central province of Binh Thuan has made progress in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and protecting aquatic resources, with fishing activities maintained stably.
Binh Thuan (VNA) - The south-central province of Binh Thuan has madeprogress in fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and protectingaquatic resources, with fishing activities maintained stably.
According to the provincial Department of Agricultureand Rural Development, thanks to the determination and efforts of localfishermen, the fishing output in the first nine months of this year was estimatedto be approximately equal to the same period in 2021 despite difficulties andchallenges, particularly rising fuel prices in the early months of the year.
As part of efforts to remove the European Commission(EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Vietnameseseafood, BinhThuan has drastically carried out communication work to raise farmers’awareness of regulations in the 2017 Law on Fisheries apart from strictly implement the direction on combatingillegal fishing.
The local authorities have concentrated on implementing recommendations of the ECregarding the installation of Vessels Monitoring System (VMS) on boats, andsupervising fishing activities at sea and ports.
As of September 15, 98.8% of fishing vessels in Binh Thuan have installed VMS.
Binh Thuan’s authorised forces have so farthis year detected and sanctioned 239 cases of violation of IUU regulations such asusing unregistered fishing vessels, fishing without licenses and in wrong areas,and using prohibited fishing gear.
The department has asked relevantunits and localities to work on preventing the use of explosives, electricalpulses, and toxic chemicals in fishing; promoting mechanization andapplication of technologies in fishing logistics services, especially theloading and unloading of seafood at ports.
Attention has beenalso paid to inspecting and supervising activities relating to IUU fishing at ports./.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the north-central province of Thanh Hoa has taken a series of measures to strictly handle organisations and individuals that broker and bring fishing vessels to illegally exploit seafood in foreign waters as part of its efforts to combat combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The Mekong delta province of Tra Vinh hasn’t recorded any of its fishing vessels violating foreign waters in the recent past thanks to many solutions to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Border guards in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has applied drastic measures to prevent and combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, focusing on communications solutions.
A delegation of agriculture, defence, and public security officials visited Khanh Hoa on September 30 - October 1 to inspect the south central province’s efforts against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Binh Thuan continues efforts to fight IUU fishing . (Photo: VNA) 
