Up to 96% of the total offshore fishing vessels of Quang Binh province have installed vessel monitoring system (VMS) equipment. (Photo: VNA)
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Together with the Government, ministries,branches, agencies, and other localities in the effort to have the EuropeanCommission's “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood removed, QuangBinh has implemented the directives of the Government, issued guiding documents, and organised inspections on the fight. In the first nine months of this year, nearly70 conferences with about 4,700 participants were held inthe province. Nearly 5,000 ship owners and captains signed acommitment not to violate fishing regulations. The province also distributed about14,000 leaflets and materials on the issue. Doan Ngoc Lam, Standing Vice Chairman of theprovincial People's Committee, said departments, agencies and localities in theprovince keep paying attention to deploying measures to preventand combat illegal fishing. At the same time, units allocate resources to reorganisefisheries exploitation activities in a sustainable and effective direction,improving people's lives. The locality focuses on promoting offshorefishing associated with strict implementation of regulations against IUUfishing. The province also requests fishermen tostrictly comply with legal regulations in fisheries exploitation. Leaders of localities, units and agencies areurged to raise their roles and responsibility in the fight. Those who fail to fulfil their assignment will be strictlydisciplined and punished while those with good performance will get propercompliments. Quang Binh province is one of the localitieswith a strongly developed fishing fleet in Vietnam. More than 3,600 fishingvessels, each with a length of 6 metres or more, have installed vessel monitoring system(VMS) equipment, accounting for 96% of its total. In 2022, the province’s seafood productionreached nearly 93,000 tonnes. It’s expected to increase to nearly 97,700 tonnesthis year./.
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Up to 96% of the total offshore fishing vessels of Quang Binh province have installed vessel monitoring system (VMS) equipment. (Photo: VNA) 
