Kien Giang works hard on supervising origin tracing of fish catches
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has focused on strictly monitoring the output and origin tracing of catches at fishing ports in the locality in preparation for the 5th inspection of the European Commission (EC) on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing at the end of the second quarter of 2024.
Controlling fishing vessels to prevent IUU fishing at Tay Yen Border Guard Station in An Bien district, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)
Kien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has focused on strictly monitoringthe output and origintracing of catches at fishing ports in the locality in preparation for the 5thinspection of the European Commission (EC) on combating illegal, unreported,and unregulated (IUU) fishing at the end of the second quarterof 2024.
Accordingly, attentionhas been paid to closely controlling the volume of seafood harvested in local fishinggrounds, ensuring both source tracing and favourable conditions for fishermen'soperations.
At the same time, the provincial authorities have strictly handled vessels that did not enter designated ports for seafoodunloading to evade law enforcement.
Activities of fishingvessels at private and traditional ports have been closely monitored to ensurecompliance with IUU fishing regulations.
From late March 2024, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will organisefive training courses in the monitoring of seafood production andorigin tracing for civil servants in the fisheries sector; those workingfor management boards of fishing ports, fishing vessel registrations centres,border posts; and representatives of 155 fish ports in the locality.
From mid-March to lateApril 2024, the department will establish inspection teams to check the management of catch outputand origin tracing. Theseteams will work with the local fisheries dub-department, border stations, andauthorities of districts and communes, and fish ports in this work.
Fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing activities and those at riskof violating regulations on illegal fishing will be closely monitored.
The department has coordinated with the provincial Departmentof Industry and Trade and local authorities to review enterprises that are exportingseafood to the European market to ensure that their documents are complete andlegal, and strictly address any violations./.
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Controlling fishing vessels to prevent IUU fishing at Tay Yen Border Guard Station in An Bien district, Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) 
