ery resources protection, management
of fishing activities, fishing boats and
fishery ports, and responsibility of au-
thorities at all levels.
Vietnam Prime Minister issued a offi-
cial document on prevention No. 732
(on 28th of May 2017), reduction and
stopping of infringements by Viet-
namese fishing vessels and fishermen
regarding illegal fishing in foreign
countries’ waters; issued Directive No.
45/CT-TTG (on 13th December
2017) requires the ministers, the Gov-
ernment agencies and the presidents
of the provincial/municipal People’s
Committees to strictly obey regula-
tions to combat IUU fishing; issued a
national action plan to prevent, miti-
gate and eliminate illegal, unreported
and unregulated (IUU) fishing until
2025 (Decision No. 78/QD - TTG,
on 16th January 2018).
or a fine seven times higher than the
value of illegal catch. Meanwhile, the
organizations involved in IUU fish-
ing will be fined VND 2 billion. Apart
from this, violators’ fishing licenses
will be revoked.
Vietnam has also improved the en-
forcement capacity of the state man-
agement system and to end the situ-
ation of fishing vessels engaged in
illegal fishing in the waters of other
countries.
The goverment continued to focus on
practical implementation, including
actions of fishermen and ship own-
ers, who must follow criteria such as
noting diary, installing equipment for
controlling fishing itinerary, sending
Under amended Law on Fisheries, reports to the fishing port manage-
IUU fishing will be heavily fined. ment agency, identifying the origin
Fishing boat owners and captains will of seafood to fight against IUU fish-
be given the highest fines of VND 1 ing and certificating export batches of
billion (USD 43,900) for violations seafood following the demand of the
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