VOV.VN - The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) have completed a joint patrol in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin from November 3 to 5.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will work with relevant ministries, agencies and localities to strengthen patrols, inspections and control at sea to prevent vessels from infringing foreign waters, and take thorough solutions to violations.

Boat SAR 412 of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre on October 30 safely towed a fishing vessel with 13 fishermen onboard, which was in distress at sea off the coast of central Quang Tri province to Da Nang city and handed it over to authorities.

Vietnam still has a lot of things to do to have the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Vietnamese seafood removed, according to Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) Nguyen Chu Hoi.

Vietnam is striving to prevent, reduce and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in an effort to remove the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning as part of a scheme on IUU fishing prevention and control by 2025.

Officials from the European Commission (EC) will visit Vietnam again this October to check measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in coastal areas, according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries (VDF).

VOV.VN - Approximately 60,000 fishing vessels operating at sea have been urgently notified to avoid dangerous areas and seek safe shelter from incoming Storm Chaba, according to the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control.

All the 28 coastal provinces have made efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and reaped positive outcomes.

China’s fishing ban on waters within Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right, and jurisdiction in the East Sea is valueless, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in a recent document sent to coastal localities.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fisheries Society on May 4 voiced its strong opposition to China’s unilateral fishing ban in the East Sea, known internationally as South China Sea.