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Deputy PM requires strict sanction of IUU fishing acts

The Government Office has issued a document announcing Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang's directions made at his recent teleconference with leaders of 13 Mekong Delta localities, requesting more aggressive actions to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.
Deputy PM requires strict sanction of IUU fishing acts ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Government Office has issued a document announcing Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang's directions made at his recent teleconferencewith leaders of 13 Mekong Delta localities, requesting more aggressive actionsto combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.

Accordingly, Deputy PM Quang requested that plans and agendamust be carefully prepared before the upcoming working session with the European Commission's fourthinspection team, in order to have the commission’s ‘yellow card’ warning againstVietnamese seafood exports removed by October 2023.

The Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development,National Defence and Foreign Affairs and relevant localities are required tostrictly follow the Prime Minister's directions on the action plan against IUUfishing.

The Ministry of National Defence was asked to coordinatewith the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in proposing effectivesolutions to prevent fishing vessels from violating foreign waters.

The Ministry of Public Security should prosecute thoseinvolved in bringing Vietnamese fishing boats and fishermen to infringe uponforeign waters.

Deputy PM requires strict sanction of IUU fishing acts ảnh 2Fisheries surveillance force checks cruise monitoring equipment on fishing vessels that are fishing at sea (Photo: VNA)
The Deputy PM also required the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development to coordinate with coastal localities to well perform theirtask of protecting and regenerating aquatic resources, and developing effective occupation change models.

Local authorities should intensify management over theirfishing fleets and coordinate with competent agencies to investigate andradically sanction acts of IUU fishing, according to the conclusion.

Regarding the completion of software to combat IUU fishing,Deputy PM Quang assigned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to workwith the People's Committee of Ca Mau province to finish the work in August,and consider replicating the application of the software in other localities./.

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