HCM City, Dec. 13 -- Ho Chi Minh City has reported substantial progress in its fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, following the rollout of a series of comprehensive and stringent measures.

According to the municipal Department of Agriculture and Environment, the city has completed all 19 tasks assigned by the Prime Minister and the National Steering Committee on combating IUU fishing. Core areas, including fleet management, licensing, installation of vessel monitoring systems (VMS), oversight of vessel arrivals and departures, and electronic catch documentation via the eCDT traceability system, have been implemented in a coordinated and systematic fashion.

As of December 9, all of the 4,475 fishing vessels ...