Vietnam: Requires a review of fishing practices before the EC checks against IUU fishing

Published 2024년 5월 2일

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Vietnam has issued a directive to the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, demanding the inspection and registration of all fishing vessels in the province. The directive aims to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements such as painting, marking, and registration of fishing vessels. It also includes a list of non-compliant vessels that have been deregistered and requires the monitoring of unqualified fishing vessels. The ministry has also highlighted the need for enforcement against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the implementation of an electronic seafood tracking system (eCDT) at fishing ports. Additionally, it has called for detailed record-keeping by businesses in the fisheries sector.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development requests the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to direct and assign functional agencies and grassroots authorities to inspect, review and ensure that 100% of fishing vessels are eligible to operate. When exploiting aquatic products, paint and mark fishing vessels and have registration numbers according to regulations; Make a list of 181 fishing vessels that have been deregistered on VNFishbase (from May 8, 2023 to April 10, 2024), clearly stating the reason and status of the fishing vessels that have been deregistered (specify which province to sell to if ship sold). The Ministry also requires close monitoring of the anchoring locations of fishing vessels that are not qualified to operate fisheries. Specifically: 1,095 fishing vessels are not registered, 1,100 fishing vessels are not licensed, 1,135 fishing vessels have expired registration, 61 fishing ...

Source: Vov