Ministry keeps urging installation of vessel monitoring systems
As many as 23,623 fishing boats or 77.1 percent of those at least 15 metres long nationwide had been equipped with vessel monitoring systems (VMS) as of June 22, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Fishing boats docking in Dam Nai (Nai Lagoon) of Ninh Hai district, Ninh Thuan province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 23,623 fishing boats or77.1 percent of those at least 15 metres long nationwide had been equipped withvessel monitoring systems (VMS) as of June 22, said the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development (MARD).
The figure included 2,388 vessels at least 24metres long (91.9 percent), and 31,235 between 15 metres and less than 24metres long (71.7 percent).
Meanwhile, some localities have not regularlyupdated data on fishing registration and licencing on the national fisheriesdatabase system VNFishbase, according to the MARD.
Given this, the ministry has requested thePeople’s Committees of coastal provinces and cities to update their data onVNFishbase, step up the installation of VMS on local fishing boats, and reporton the operation of VMS.
On March 5, the MARD also sent a document urginglocalities to ramp up performing the tasks.
Under the Government’s Decree No. 26/2019/ND-CP,dated March 8, 2019, VMS must be installed for all fishing vessels at least 24metres long before July 1, 2019; and for boats between 15 metres and less than24 metres long before April 1, 2020. In particular, the installation must becompleted for trawlers and tuna fishing boats between 15 metres and less than24 metres long before January 1 this year.
Vietnam is augmenting efforts to preventillegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing so as to persuade theEuropean Commission (EC) to remove the “yellow card” warning, which was issuedin October 2017 as the country had failed to demonstrate sufficient progress inthe battle against IUU fishing.
Countries that fail to meet EC standards aregiven a "yellow card", followed by a "green card" if theproblems are resolved, or a "red card" if they are not. A red cardcan lead to a trade ban on fishery products./.
Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang are working out measures to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) activities in an effort to remove the yellow card warning of the European Commission (EC).
The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre is focusing on finishing the installation of fishing vessel monitoring devices in a bid to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The south central province of Ninh Thuan is pushing ahead with the popularization of the 2017 Law on Fisheries, to raise fishermen’s awareness about 14 illegal fishing acts and the need of obeying law when joining offshore fishing.
Coastal provinces across the country have ramped up the installation of vessel monitoring systems (VMS) in fishing ships as part of measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Some 3,360 fishing vessels or 84 percent of the total in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang had been equipped with the vessel monitoring systems as of late May, according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Fishing boats docking in Dam Nai (Nai Lagoon) of Ninh Hai district, Ninh Thuan province (Photo: VNA) 
