Da Nang strengthens port-based monitoring to curb IUU fishing

  • Tam Quang Port staff are on duty around the clock to handle procedures for vessel arrivals and proactively detect any violations related to IUU fishing. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
    Tam Quang Port staff are on duty around the clock to handle procedures for vessel arrivals and proactively detect any violations related to IUU fishing. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
  • Tho Quang Port staff check fishing boats returning after their offshore trips. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
    Tho Quang Port staff check fishing boats returning after their offshore trips. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
  • Port officers use the national fisheries database (VNFishbase) and the vessel monitoring system (VMS) to inspect IUU violations. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
    Port officers use the national fisheries database (VNFishbase) and the vessel monitoring system (VMS) to inspect IUU violations. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
  • Tran Ngoc Hien, captain of vessel BD 98732TS from Gia Lai province, checks the vessel monitoring system (VMS) at Tho Quang port. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
    Tran Ngoc Hien, captain of vessel BD 98732TS from Gia Lai province, checks the vessel monitoring system (VMS) at Tho Quang port. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
  • The Tam Quang fishing port since the beginning of 2025 has recorded over 3,300 arrivals of offshore fishing vessels, with a total estimated catch of more than 4,800 tonnes. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
    The Tam Quang fishing port since the beginning of 2025 has recorded over 3,300 arrivals of offshore fishing vessels, with a total estimated catch of more than 4,800 tonnes. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng
As one of Vietnam’s biggest fisheries hubs, serving as a gateway for thousands of offshore fishing vessels each year, the central city of Da Nang plays a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with the Fisheries Law and the European Commission’s recommendations so as to eradicate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. VNA Photo: Đỗ Trưởng

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