On August 18, the Can Tho City Border Guard Command held a launching ceremony and competition for the peak period against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This is also a key activity to seriously and effectively implement fisheries legal regulations, especially during the peak period from now until the 5th Inspection Team of the European Commission visits Vietnam in September 2025.
Accordingly, the peak emulation period will take place from August 18, 2025 to September 30, 2025. With key activities focusing on propaganda, raising awareness among fishermen and vehicle owners; publicly handling violations to deter; strictly managing fishing vessels, especially vessels from 15m or more, that must install voyage monitoring devices (VMS) and 100% in granting fishing licenses and marking fishing vessels.
All fishing vessels at sea must have documents and safety equipment; resolutely do not allow them to depart if they do not meet the conditions. 100% of ships with signs of violating foreign waters will be detected and prevented; strictly handle organizations and individuals who connect to bring ships and fishermen to illegally exploit in foreign waters.
Border Guard also coordinates with the Navy and Coast Guard to track and monitor fishing vessels; promote communication systems to support fishermen in preventing natural disasters and protecting themselves at sea.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Can Tho City, the locality has 797 registered fishing vessels with a total capacity of 210,377 CV, of which 347 vessels are 15 meters or more, 58 vessels provide fishing logistics services. 100% of vessels have been granted a fishing license, updating data on the Vnfishbase and VNeID systems. By the end of 2024, the locality had completed issuing documents to all 136 "3 no" fishing vessels. 100% of ships with a distance of 15 meters or more have installed voyage monitoring devices. From the beginning of 2023 to now, no ship has crossed the illegal fishing border in foreign waters.
Management at the port is tightened. The Tran De Fishing Port Management Board has monitored 1,410 ships unloading seafood (209:61 tons) and coordinated with the IUU fishing control team to inspect 3,267 ships entering and leaving the port 24/24 hours. From the beginning of 2025 to now, 102 certificates of origin of exploited aquatic materials have been issued (3,049 tons) and 111 certificates of aquatic origin (1 101 tons), of which 80 certificates (565.4 tons) have been exported to Europe. At the same time, deploy electronic logs for 40 fishing vessels from 15 meters or more.
