Da Nang, Aug. 14 -- The central city of Da Nang is working hard to have the European Commission (EC)'s IUU "yellow card" against seafood exports from Vietnam removed, while moving towards a modern, sustainable fishery sector.

The city currently has 4,142 fishing vessels of various sizes, of which 2,338 measuring 6-12 metres mainly operate in nearshore waters, 614 measuring from 12 to under 15 metres operate in inshore areas, and the remainders with a length of 15 metres or more are engaged in offshore fishing. All vessels have been registered in the national fisheries database system (VN-Fishbase).

Tam Hai and Nui Thanh communes are home to some of the city's most powerful fishing fleets, with over 350 high-capacity boats specialising i...