Dong Thap, Oct. 22 -- The People's Committee of Dong Thap has issued an official dispatch to departments, sectors, and localities with fishing vessels to concentrate all resources on implementing the province's peak month against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Accordingly, the Chairman of the provincial People's Committee requested heads of relevant agencies and local authorities to maintain strict, determined, and comprehensive action to curb IUU violations, mobilising maximum time and resources to implement priority and urgent tasks.

The provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment, the standing agency of the provincial Steering Committee for IUU fishing prevention and control, was tasked with completing t...