Deputy PM urges strict punishments of IUU violations
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), ministries, agencies and localities to prevent fishing vessels from encroaching on foreign waters and take stringent measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.
Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang(VNA) - DeputyPrime Minister Tran Luu Quang has urged the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD), ministries, agencies and localities to prevent fishingvessels from encroaching on foreign waters and take stringent measures against illegal,unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities.
While chairing the 9th meeting of the National SteeringCommittee for IUU Fishing Prevention and Control in the southern province ofKien Giang on February 5, Quang, who is also head of the committee, suggested bringing serious violation cases to People's Courts for trial as a deterrent measure.
The MARD was tasked with continuing to arrange inspection teamsand instruct localities in combating IUU fishing and reportingthe results to the PM. Additionally, it should collaborate with relevant agenciesand localities to increase more effective and widespread communications aboutthe collective effort.
Specific tasks were also assigned to the Ministry of NationalDefence, the Ministry of Public Security and authorities of coastal cities andprovinces.
At present, there are about15,198 unregistered, unlicensed and technically-unchecked fishing vessels nationwide, with the highest number in the south central province of Binh Thuan, with 1,868 vessels.
Since the beginning of 2023, nearly 5,000 cases have emerged whereinvessels lost connection with the Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) for more than10 days. Only 8 out of 37 vessels detained by foreign countries have undergone verificationand subsequent penalties, accounting for 21.62%.
To achieve the goal of having the European Commission's "yellow card"warning lifted this year, heads of ministries, agencies and localities wererequested to fully fix shortcomings as recommended by the EC during its fourth inspection, ensure concrete results and data to work with theEC's fifth inspection team scheduled for April./.
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Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) 
