Ba Ria – Vung Tau takes drastic measures against IUU fishing
The southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau will intensify measures to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, heard a January 23 meeting to review the work in the locality.
Ba Ria – Vung Tau takes drastic measures against IUU fishing (Photo: VNA)
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – The southernprovince of Ba Ria – Vung Tau will intensify measures to fight illegal,unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, heard a Janu💟ary 23 meeting to review the work in the lo⛄cality.
According to Pham Thi Na, Deputy Director of theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, as of January 19,the total number of the registered finishing boats in the province was 4,600,of which 2,750 operate in offshore, 642 in nearshore, and 1,208 in coastal areas. At the meeting, Chairman of the provincial People'sCommittee Nguyen Van Tho requested to transfer the records of ships that stay uncontacted for more than 10 days to the local police for handling. The provincial Department of Agricultureand Rural Development was assigned to coordinate with localities to immediatelyresolve and strictly halt the operation of unregistered, unlicensed fishingvessels, particularly those of over 12m in length. As the end of 2023, 1,095 unregistered ships wererecorded in the province, an increase of 304 compared to that in 2022. As many as 92 ships haven’t been equippedwith nautical logbooks, and 1,118 others haven’t been granted with exploitation certificate./.
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Ba Ria – Vung Tau takes drastic measures against IUU fishing (Photo: VNA) 
