Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Binh Dinh(VNA) – The south central coastal province of Binh Dinh has issued a plan tofight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing till 2025.
By 2025, all fishing ships with a length of 15m and above must bemarked and equipped with a vessel monitoring system. Before leaving theport, they must have all documents and equipment checked. These ships will be monitored via the vessel monitoring system.
Theprovince also strives to have all domestically-caught aquatic products checked and inspectedwhen being handled at seaports in line with regulations.
It also aims to prevent and put an end tothe illegal exploitation of aquatic products by fishing vessels and fishermenin foreign waters, and to prevent it from recurring in the following years; minimiseand eliminate IUU fishing, and have the European Commission’s "yellowcard" warning against Vietnamese seafood lifted.
To such end, the provincial People’sCommittee asked relevant units to raise awareness of legal regulations amongall stakeholders, enhance the management and granting of fishing licences forvessels according to the quota, build a synchronous fishinginfrastructure at Tam Quan and De Gi fishing ports to meet the requirements ofpost-fishing services and traceability of aquatic products.
Inspection over fishing vessels whenentering and leaving fishing ports in the province will be enhanced while violationsin the fisheries sector will be seriously punished./.
