Tien Giang, June 20 -- The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang is intensifying efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as part of the country's goal of having the European Commission's "yellow card" warning lifted.

Since 2022, no organisations or individuals in the province have been found to be involved in facilitating or engaging in IUU fishing.

The province currently manages a fleet of 1,551 offshore fishing vessels, with nearly 9,000 crew members. Notably, 60% of these vessels are high-capacity boats capable of operating in distance fishing grounds such as Con Dao, Truong Sa and DK1. All are now equipped with vessel monitoring systems (VMS).

To enhance compliance, Tien Giang competent forces, especially ...