Preventing and combating IUU fishing before and during the two-level government arrangement

In order to ensure that the work of preventing and combating IUU fishing and overcoming the EC's "Yellow Card" recommendations in the province continues to be strengthened and is not affected or interrupted during the process of arranging the 2-level local government according to the Party and State's policy to come into operation from July 1, 2025, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee has given instructions on a number of contents.

Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture and Environment is required to direct its specialized agencies (directly the Sub-Department of Fisheries and Seas, the Provincial Fishing Port Management Board) based on legal regulations and assigned functions and tasks, to focus on implementing urgent and key tasks. Make a list of fishing vessels with expired fishing licenses/expired inspections and send it to the People's Committees of coastal districts, communes with fishing vessels and the Border Guard Stations and Stations in the coastal areas to urgently review and notify each vessel owner to carry out inspections, issue/reissue fishing licenses according to regulations within the deadline of June 30, 2025 for 923 fishing vessels that have been registered but have not been issued or have expired fishing licenses and 487 fishing vessels with expired inspections according to the report of the Provincial Steering Committee for Combating IUU Fishing on June 19, 2025. At the same time, coordinate with the professional department of the Provincial Police to deploy vessel identification on the National Population Database platform according to the instructions and directions of the Ministry and the Central sector management agency.

The whole province has 923 fishing vessels registered but their fishing licenses have not been granted or have expired, and 487 fishing vessels have expired inspections.

Strictly implement the announcement of the list of fishing vessels at high risk of violating IUU fishing to the competent authorities and local authorities for coordination and control, resolutely not allowing fishing vessels that do not meet the conditions for fishing to participate in fishing activities at sea. Closely inspect and supervise the installation and dismantling of voyage monitoring equipment on fishing vessels (VMS). Organize a serious 24/7 on-duty team to operate the voyage monitoring system to verify and handle according to the correct procedures and regulations. Direct the implementation of support for satellite subscription fees for fishing vessel voyage monitoring services for fishing vessels in the province according to Resolution No. 20/2024/NQ-HDND of the Provincial People's Council in a timely and proper manner. Organize the review of data on the list of fishing vessels and fishermen by commune level, Lam Dong province (new) according to Resolution No. 1671/NQ-UBTVQH15 dated June 16, 2025 of the National Assembly Standing Committee to facilitate monitoring and management...

Closely monitor and control high-risk fishing vessels.

The Provincial Border Guard Command directs the coastal border guards to continue to strictly control fishing vessels entering and leaving ports. Review and arrange human resources to maintain operations in inter-sectoral organizations performing the task of combating IUU fishing established by competent authorities. Direct and assign the coastal border guards to coordinate with commune-level authorities and functional agencies to strengthen management, monitoring and strict control of high-risk fishing vessels. Resolutely prevent the recurrence of the situation of fishing vessels and fishermen of the province violating illegal fishing in foreign waters.

Continue to implement traceability of seafood at fishing ports…

The provincial police directed the commune police to coordinate with the authorities and functional agencies in the management of fishing vessels and combating IUU fishing in the commune; especially to strengthen information gathering and localize subjects who act as brokers and liaisons to bring fishing vessels and fishermen to illegally exploit in foreign waters and acts of sending, carrying or intentionally disabling the journey monitoring equipment on fishing vessels to illegally exploit in foreign waters. Investigate and prosecute according to Resolution No. 04/2024/NQ-HDTP dated June 12, 2024 of the Council of Judges of the Supreme People's Court ...

Request the People's Committees of coastal districts, towns and cities to urgently coordinate with fisheries management agencies to review and notify each ship owner to carry out inspections and issue/reissue fishing licenses according to regulations within the deadline until June 30, 2025. Thoroughly grasp the importance of the task of combating IUU fishing in the area, direct to continue to maintain, not to let the arrangement of 2-level local authorities affect or interrupt these tasks and tasks in the locality. Accordingly, review and hand over the task of combating IUU fishing in the previous district-level area to the authorities of communes, wards and special zones (new) with sea and fishing vessels to receive and continue to implement. Especially the work of monitoring and supervising fishing vessels at high risk of violating foreign waters, not allowing fishing vessels and fishermen in the area to violate. Pay attention to and direct the arrangement and assignment of human resources to monitor and advise on IUU fishing prevention and control in the area during the transition period, hand over tasks to communes, wards, and special zones (new) after the arrangement, ensuring that fishing vessel management and IUU fishing prevention work is not interrupted, lacking, or overlapping...

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