Minister inspects IUU fishing prevention, control measures in Ba Ria-Vung Tau
A delegation from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) led by Minister Le Minh Hoan on April 8 visited the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to inspect the implementation of policies regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention and control.
Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – A delegation from theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) led by Minister Le MinhHoan on April 8 visited the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau to inspect theimplementation of policies regarding illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)fishing prevention and control.
In a working session with the provincial People’s Committee,Minister Hoan asked the locality to strengthen measures against IUU fishing, especially from now until May 2024, while reviewing recommendationsfrom the European Commission (EC) for better performance, aiming to boost the green andsustainable growth of the fisheries industry.
Stressing that all actions must focus on maintainingVietnamese aquatic resources for present and future generations, theofficial underlined the need to strengthen communications to enhance publicawareness and responsibility in the field.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Tho affirmed that BaRia-Vung Tau will work hard to roll out more solutions to prevent and fight IUUfishing, as well as joining hands with the whole country to remove the EC’s yellow card inits next examination.
According to Vice Chairman of the committee Nguyen Cong Vinh, as of the end ofMarch, 60.9% of the local fleet were offshore fishing vessels, while 96.82% ofthe fishing vessels with a length from 15m have been equipped with a vessel monitoring system.
Currently, 96.09% of the local fleet have received offshorefishing licences, he added.
Over the years, local authorities have closely controlledseafood in ports, detecting 55 cases of violating fishing regulations.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau hasn't recorded a single vessel violating foreignwaters since August of last year.
Earlier, Minister Hoan visited local fishermen and seafood processing firms,and toured fishing ports in Vung Tau city./.
The northern coastal province of Nam Dinh is employing multiple solutions to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, joining efforts to seek the removal of the European Commission (EC)’s "yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood.
Along with authorities of 28 coastal localities nationwide, relevant agencies and forces, including the Border Guards, have been actively promoting legal popularisation and education to raise fishermen's awareness on the fight against the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and the compliance with regulations regarding their offshore operation.
In collaboration with authorities from 28 coastal localities across the country, relevant agencies and forces, including the Border Guards, have been actively engaged in promoting legal awareness and education among fishermen to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The number of vessels from Ba Ria - Vung Tau committing illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing has fallen sharply, especially since this southern province signed a coordination deal with law enforcement forces at sea in 2022, reported the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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At the working session (Photo: VNA) 
