Ba Ria – Vung Tau takes drastic measures against IUU fishing

Ba Ria – Vung Tau takes drastic measures against IUU fishing (Photo: VNA)

Ba Ria – Vung Tau (VNA) – 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.

According to Pham Thi Na, Deputy Director of the provincial 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's Committee 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 Agriculture and Rural Development was assigned to coordinate with localities to immediately resolve and strictly halt the operation of unregistered, unlicensed fishing vessels, particularly those of over 12m in length.

As the end of 2023, 1,095 unregistered ships were recorded in the province, an increase of 304 compared to that in 2022. As many as 92 ships haven’t been equipped with nautical logbooks, and 1,118 others haven’t been granted with exploitation certificate./.