Kien Giang, April 15 -- The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is ramping up efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing as it prepares for the European Commission (EC)'s fifth inspection round. Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment Le Huu Toan said that competent agencies have been directed to identify fishing vessels operating without registration, technical safety certificates, fishing permits, and vessel monitoring system (VMS). Boats without proper documents are not allowed to set sail. Kien Giang is accelerating the registration process for eligible vessels while working to ensure that all vessel information is accurately updated to the national fisheries database (VNfishbase)...