Dong Thap province currently manages 1,477 registered and licensed fishing vessels, with all eligible boats equipped with voyage monitoring systems (VMS). About 60% of the fleet consists of large-capacity vessels operating in offshore fishing grounds including Con Dao, Truong Sa and the DK1 platform area.
Quang Ngai had 4,960 registered fishing vessels as of May 22, all of which had been updated to the VNFishbase database. All 4,793 active vessels had valid fishing licences, while 67 boats, accounting for 1.38% of registered vessels, were ineligible for licence issuance or renewal.
The training focused on three key areas: updates on inspection findings from the European Commission, dissemination of new regulations, and the implementation of an electronic catch documentation and traceability system.
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung has requested Croatia to urge the European Commission (EC) to soon remove its “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood exports over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The Coast Guard Region 2 Command and the Quang Ngai provincial Party Committee’s Board for Information, Education and Mass Mobilisation on May 19 held a communication conference in Sa Huynh ward to raise awareness about combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
There has been significant progress in document management, with Ca Mau successfully tracing all 218 vessels whose registrations have been revoked since 2020, and achieving 100% digitalisation of records for vessels with expired fishing licenses.
Many fishermen in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have begun adopting electronic fishing logbooks. The transition helps vessel owners and captains save time, securely store data, and improve fisheries management and traceability in support of more sustainable fishing practices.
For many local fishermen, digitalisation is gradually replacing cumbersome paper-based procedures. By the end of April, 3,257 fishing vessels measuring at least 12 metres in length in Gia Lai had adopted electronic fishing logs, according to local authorities.
The province is tightening maritime governance, with a focus on May–June 2026 to finalise a more robust legal framework and close loopholes for illegal fishing.
The southern province has ensured 100% of fishing vessels are registered, licensed, and equipped with vessel monitoring systems (VMS). Authorities have strengthened inspections, particularly targeting vessels that lose tracking signals or fail to meet operational conditions.
The city will fast-track eCDT implementation, study the feasibility of a fishing port in Can Gio, and propose granting accounts to border guard stations to strengthen oversight of vessel movements. Enhanced inter-provincial coordination, particularly with Lam Dong, Da Nang, Quang Tri and Ninh Binh, was also emphasised to tighten control and strictly handle violations, especially those related to VMS.
As part of this push, the provincial People’s Committee has allocated 212 billion VND (about 8 million USD) to 16 coastal communes and wards to implement policies supporting job conversion and the decommissioning of fishing vessels that fail to meet operational requirements.
The dispatch calls for urgent and coordinated action, including legal reforms, tighter fleet management, stronger law enforcement and more effective inspections.
Ca Mau is stepping up communication campaigns to disseminate legal regulations on IUU fishing, highlight recent enforcement results, and convey recommendations from the European Commission (EC)’s fifth inspection mission to fishing communities and relevant stakeholders.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Ngo Cong Thuc stressed that the province is intensifying comprehensive leadership and direction to ensure progress and quality in addressing shortcomings identified by the European Commission (EC).
The central coastal province of Quang Ngai is tightening fishing vessel data checks to life IUU "yellow card" as soon as possible.
As of March 8, Hai Phong managed 786 fishing vessels measuring 6m or longer. Authorities reported that fleet oversight has been fully standardised, with all vessels registered, inspected, licensed, and integrated into the national fisheries database (Vnfishbase).
