Vietnam gears up to combat IUU fishing
(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has directed the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to urgently finalise and submit to the Prime Minister an emergency action plan to implement the European Commission’s (EC) recommendations on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, in preparation for the EC’s fifth inspection mission.
 Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chairs the 17th meeting of the National Steering Committee for Combating IUU Fishing. (Photo: VGP/ Minh Khoi) |
Chairing the 17th meeting of the national steering committee for combating IUU fishing on Tuesday, the Deputy PM underscored the need to complete a comprehensive, unified, and multipurpose national fisheries database to serve multiple agencies.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, so far, 99% of fishing vessels have been equipped with vessel monitoring system (VMS) devices.
Law enforcement agencies have intensified patrols and strictly handled IUU violations such as VMS disconnection, boundary crossing, and incursions into foreign waters.