The Government Office on March 31 issued a notice conveying the conclusions of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at the 33rd meeting of the Steering Committee for Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, underscoring the need for comprehensive measures to address shortcomings identified by the EC.

The central province of Quang Tri is implementing a range of coordinated measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while preparing documentation and conditions for an upcoming inspection by the European Commission (EC).

Gia Lai has become the first locality in Vietnam to install vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on fishing boats measuring from 12 metres to under 15 metres in length, as part of efforts to have the European Commission’s (EC) “yellow card” warning against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing removed.

A working delegation from the Vietnam Border Guard High Command conducted an inspection of efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Ho Chi Minh City from February 26 to March 1.

With strong determination to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” against Vietnamese seafood lifted, Quang Ninh province has rolled out resolute measures to strengthen fisheries management, strictly control vessel monitoring systems (VMS), and stringently deal with violations in seafood exploitation.

Ho Chi Minh City is intensifying the enforcement of regulations on vessel monitoring system (VMS) installed on fishing vessels, as part of urgent efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - In 2025, Vietnam entered a critical phase in its efforts to remove the European Commission’s (EC) “yellow card” warning on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The south-central province of Dak Lak is ramping up communication efforts targeting fishermen as part of its broader fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The central coastal province of Thanh Hoa has seen no new incidents of fishing vessels losing vessel monitoring system (VMS) signals for over six hours, disconnections at sea for more than 10 days, or breaching authorised fishing boundaries in the past half month, amid intensified efforts to combat IUU fishing.

The Coast Guard Region 3 Command has launched a peak campaign to strengthen patrols, inspections, and law enforcement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.