An Giang, Nov. 18 -- The southern province of An Giang is stepping up oversight of fishing vessels to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, enforcing a strict ban on vessels that fail to meet legal requirements and reinforcing checks on VMS equipment, fishing licences and logbooks. By October 31, the province had registered 9,816 fishing vessels, with all information updated in both National Fisheries Database (VNFishbase) and national population database (VNeID). All 8,962 eligible vessels have been granted fishing licences, but more than 890 remain unqualified, posing challenges to fisheries management and IUU prevention. To tackle the issue, An Giang is rolling out the "four clarities": clear monitoring responsibility...