Dak Lak, Sept. 17 -- The central province of Dak Lak is currently assessing fishing vessels that do not meet the required standards and is assisting fishermen in completing necessary procedures. The province will ensure that vessels which do not meet standards are prevented from going offshore. This initiative is part of urgent efforts by coastal localities to help Vietnam address the European Commission's "yellow card" warning. In local coastal communes such as Tuy An Nam, O Loan, and Tuy An Dong, many vessels under 12m in length still lack the required documents for nearshore and inshore operations. As of August 18, 1,254 fishing vessels, accounting for 41.94% of the total, were unqualified to operate. This situation was partly due to t...