As Vietnam intensifies nationwide efforts to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and secure the removal of the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning on its seafood exports, fishing ports in the southern province of Vinh Long have stepped up management and oversight of fishing activities.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has called for the rapid completion of a comprehensive national fisheries management database to strengthen monitoring of fishing activities and demonstrate Vietnam’s determination to eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Chairperson of the People’s Committee of Dak Lak province has called for urgent action to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in coastal areas, warning that if there is no progress, local leaders will be punished without prior reprimands.

Chairman of the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee Michael Aastrup Jensen has praised Vietnam’s vessel monitoring system for fishing activities and the quality of its seafood products.