Binh Dinh province issues plan to fight IUU fishing
Binh Dinh (VNA) – The south central coastal province of Binh Dinh has issued a plan to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing till 2025.
By 2025, all fishing ships with a length of 15m and above must be
marked and equipped with a vessel monitoring system. Before leaving the
port, they must have all documents and equipment checked. These ships will be monitored via the vessel monitoring system.
The
province also strives to have all domestically-caught aquatic products checked and inspected
when being handled at seaports in line with regulations.
It also aims to prevent and put an end to
the illegal exploitation of aquatic products by fishing vessels and fishermen
in foreign waters, and to prevent it from recurring in the following years; minimise
and eliminate IUU fishing, and have the European Commission’s "yellow
card" warning against Vietnamese seafood lifted.
To such end, the provincial People’s
Committee asked relevant units to raise awareness of legal regulations among
all stakeholders, enhance the management and granting of fishing licences for
vessels according to the quota, build a synchronous fishing
infrastructure at Tam Quan and De Gi fishing ports to meet the requirements of
post-fishing services and traceability of aquatic products.
Inspection over fishing vessels when
entering and leaving fishing ports in the province will be enhanced while violations
in the fisheries sector will be seriously punished./.