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Quang Tri backs VMS subscription fees for fishing vessels

Under a recently approved provincial resolution, the support will be disbursed once a year. Total funding for the three-year programme is estimated at more than 12.2 billion VND from the provincial budget, benefiting around 1,360 vessels across the province.

Fishing vessel monitoring system (VMS). (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Fishing vessel monitoring system (VMS). (Illustrative photo: VNA)

Quang Tri (VNA) – Quang Tri province has introduced a policy to subsidise subscription fees for vessel monitoring system (VMS) devices, offering 250,000 VND (9.66 USD) per vessel per month to organisations and individuals owning locally registered fishing boats measuring 15m or longer.

Under a recently approved provincial resolution, the support will be disbursed once a year. Total funding for the three-year programme is estimated at more than 12.2 billion VND from the provincial budget, benefiting around 1,360 vessels across the province.

Eligible vessels must have valid certificates of registration, fishing licences, technical safety certificates and food safety eligibility certificates. They must also be equipped with VMS devices in line with Government Decree No. 41/2026/ND-CP and transmit journey data to the fishing vessel monitoring system of the Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Vessel owners are required to fully pay VMS subscription fees during the support period and present invoices issued by service providers. Vessels that are subject to administrative penalties directly related to the installation or use of VMS devices will not be eligible for the subsidy.

According to a representative of the provincial Sub-department of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance, Quang Tri’s total aquatic output in 2025 reached 138,606 tonnes, fulfilling 99.5% of the annual target and posting a 0.5% year-on-year increase. The introduction of the VMS subscription support policy is seen as an important measure in preventing and combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The policy is expected to ease financial burdens on fishermen, encourage the continuous operation of VMS devices, and enhance the effectiveness of fisheries management and monitoring at sea.

By leveraging journey data transmitted to authorities’ monitoring systems, fisheries management forces can promptly detect and prevent fishing vessels from encroaching on foreign waters, while also supporting seafood traceability. The measure is viewed as a practical step towards strengthening legal compliance in fisheries exploitation and contributing to nationwide efforts to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood lifted./.

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