On the afternoon of February 26, a working delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development led by Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien, Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee on Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU) had a working session with the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on combating IUU fishing.
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| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien (third from right) and his delegation inspected the recording of fishing logs at Dong Tac fishing port. Photo: ANH NGOC |
Receiving and working with the delegation were comrades: Cao Thi Hoa An, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Ta Anh Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of the Provincial People's Council, leaders of the Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee, members of the Provincial Steering Committee on combating IUU fishing, leaders of departments, branches and coastal localities in the province...
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| Delegates attending the working session with the delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Photo: ANH NGOC |
According to the Provincial Steering Committee on Combating IUU Fishing, Phu Yen currently has 3,090 fishing vessels registered on the national fisheries database system, of which 681 vessels are 15m or longer in length. The number of fishing vessels that have installed a voyage monitoring device (VMS) as prescribed is 672/681 vessels, while 9 vessels have not installed a VMS device (damaged vessels, docked and just granted a registration certificate).
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| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien speaks at a working session with the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee on combating IUU fishing. Photo: ANH NGOC |
In recent times, Phu Yen has drastically and focused on solutions to combat IUU fishing, implementing recommendations of the European Commission (EC), focusing on tasks such as coordinating the handling of fishing vessels that violate VMS connection loss, exceeding permitted boundaries at sea, and thoroughly handling "3 no" fishing vessels according to the direction of the Prime Minister. The province has also controlled 100% of fishing vessels entering and leaving ports; closely monitored the output and composition of aquatic species through designated fishing ports in the province. From October 2023 to February 24, 2025, 95 cases were fined with a total amount of more than 940 million VND, for acts such as not registering fishing vessels, not having a captain's certificate, crew members on board not being listed in the crew register... From 2019 to present, Phu Yen fishing vessels have not been arrested or handled for violating foreign fishing waters.
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| Comrade Le Tan Ho, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee reported on the work of combating IUU fishing in Phu Yen to the working delegation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Photo: ANH NGOC |
At the meeting, members of the working group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development discussed and pointed out a number of existing issues and shortcomings in the fight against IUU fishing in Phu Yen. At the same time, they requested Phu Yen province to promptly supplement and overcome these shortcomings before the EC inspection team will come to Vietnam for the 5th inspection...
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| After the inspection, Deputy Director of the Department of Fisheries Vu Duyen Hai reported on the work of combating IUU fishing in Phu Yen before the meeting. Photo: ANH NGOC |
Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien requested the Standing Committee of Phu Yen Provincial Party Committee to continue to focus on leading and directing the implementation of the task of combating IUU fishing, resolutely and strictly handling the responsibilities of organizations and individuals who do not fulfill their assigned tasks, assist and condone IUU fishing, affecting the common efforts to remove the yellow card warning of the whole country. Phu Yen also urgently overcome shortcomings and deficiencies, complete registration, inspection, licensing of aquatic products, fully update the national fisheries database; strictly implement regulations on controlling fishing vessels entering and leaving ports, closely monitor output through ports; strictly handle violations of IUU fishing...
Previously, Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien and the working delegation inspected the fight against IUU fishing and the implementation of EC recommendations at designated fishing ports in the province.
MR. NGOC
Source: https://baophuyen.vn/82/326365/thu-truong-bo-nn-ptnt-phung-duc-tien--phu-yen-tiep-tuc-thuc-hien-tot-nhiem-vu-chong-khai-thac-iuu.html
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