Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) At its recent meeting to assess theimplementation of prevention measures so far and to launch key works for the timeto come. it was reported that so far this year, the provincialDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development has coordinated with relevantunits to send six inspection teams to examine anti-IUU activities at keyfishing areas and seafood export enterprises.
The steering committee, meanwhile, has established workinggroups to visit five southern provinces where Binh Thuan's fishing vessels arepresent to meet their owners and collaborate with local authorities toenhance the management, monitoring, and inspection of the boats.
In addition, the provincial fisheries department and border guards have teamed up with localities to conduct over 200awareness-raising sessions for more than 22,000 fishermen, focusing onthose involved in offshore fishing and high-risk IUU fishing practices.
As of July 28, Binh Thuan had achieved a 99.7% installationrate of Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) devices on fishing vessels.Furthermore, the strict control of vessel entry and exit at ports as well asorigin certification and confirmation of the seafood from fishing activitieshave been carried out in accordance with regulations./.
VNA
