Ministry inspects IUU fishing prevention in Binh Dinh
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien on March 14 inspected the implementation of the European Commission (EC)’s recommendations on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Hoai Nhon township, the central coastal province of Binh Dinh.
Binh Dinh (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Agricultureand Rural Development Phung Duc Tien on March 14 inspected the implementation of the European Commission (EC)’s recommendations oncombating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Hoai Nhon township,the central coastal province of Binh Dinh.
Director of the provincialDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Van Phuc reported that asof September 30, 2023, the province logged 5,360 registered fishing vessels,with 455 regularly operating in southern localities without annual returns totheir home port.
Currently, 100% of the local fishing vessels longer than 15meters are equipped with tracking devices as per regulations. Between October2023 and now, there have been no fishing vessels from Binh Dinh violatingforeign waters.
Phuc also noted that based on the existing issues andconstraints identified by the EC team during their fourth inspection visit tothe province from October 12 - 14 last year, authorities have focused onaddressing violations, particularly by vessels disconnecting their tracking devices.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien (2nd from right) inspect IUU fishing prevention activities in Binh Dinh. (Photo: VNA)
Tien, also the deputy head of the national steering committee on IUUfishing prevention, acknowledged the province's efforts in implementing the EC’s recommendations.
With a hope that Binh Dinh will become a model for the 27 other coastal localities to follow, he recommended the province review the numberof fishing vessels and continue to resolutely handle violations./.
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At the working sesion (Photo: VNA) 
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien (2nd from right) inspect IUU fishing prevention activities in Binh Dinh. (Photo: VNA) Tien, also the deputy head of the national steering committee on IUUfishing prevention, acknowledged the province's efforts in implementing the EC’s recommendations. 
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien (2nd from right) inspect IUU fishing prevention activities in Binh Dinh. (Photo: VNA) 
