Hanoi, April 4 -- Vietnamese localities are intensifying efforts to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, enhancing control over fishing ports and offshore activities in accordance with the European Commission's (EC) recommendations.

Fishermen have been required to install vessel monitoring systems (VMS) to track their movements.

Nguyen Thanh Hien, a fisherman from Ninh Thuan province, emphasised that failure to maintain a functioning VMS could result in substantial fines and being barred from docking at other ports.

To improve oversight, all 28 coastal provinces have reviewed their registered fishing fleets and integrated the data into the national VNFishbase system. Significant progress has been made in addressin...