On October 18, the Government Office announced that Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had just signed Official Dispatch No. 198/CD-TTg requesting relevant ministries, branches and localities to focus on implementing the peak month against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The Prime Minister requested the Minister of Agriculture and Environment: Direct the review and completion of the draft Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 38/2024/ND-CP of the Government regulating administrative sanctions for violations in the fisheries sector. Complete before October 25, 2025.
Continue to improve and guide the implementation of the electronic traceability system (eCDT). Complete before November 15, 2025.
The Minister of National Defense directs: Put into use a system to control fishing vessels in coastal areas. Complete before October 30, 2025.
Direct the Military Industry - Telecommunications Group (Viettel) to put into use a warning system for loss of VMS connection and e-logbook. Complete before October 30, 2025.
Apply an automatic fishing vessel location reporting system when there is a loss of connection to the VMS system at sea at the central and local levels. Complete before October 30, 2025.
Complete the fishing vessel monitoring system, data synchronization mechanism, and report on fishing vessel locations; analyze cases of fishing vessels warned by the VMS system to violate to notify authorities and authorities for handling according to regulations. Complete before October 30, 2025.
Complete the system of monitoring, supervising, and warning fishing vessels; comprehensively digitize the management of fishing vessels (including controlling fishing vessels entering and leaving ports) integrated with population data.
Coordinate and arrange maximum forces and means to carry out regular and continuous peak periods of patrolling, checking and controlling in coastal areas bordering countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and islands, estuaries, river mouths, ditches, coastal beaches... to prevent and handle fishing vessels violating IUU fishing until the end of the 5th inspection by the European Commission. Complete before November 15, 2025.
The Minister of Public Security directed the use of the control system for fishing vessels and fishermen entering and leaving the port on the VNelD. Complete before October 30, 2025.
List and identify all existing fishing vessels for management. Complete before October 30, 2025.
Working with fishermen who have been arrested, processed abroad and returned to identify the masterminds and brokers who brought fishing vessels and fishermen to violate foreign waters. Complete before October 30, 2025.
Investigate and thoroughly handle fishing vessels: TG-94556-TS; HP-9057-TS (KG-96103-TS); HP-9058-TS (KG-94781-TS), BL-91132-TS violating foreign waters discovered by the Vietnam Coast Guard. Complete before October 30, 2025.
Strengthen records, thoroughly handle cases of illegal fishing in foreign waters; cases of loss of VMS connection for more than 6 hours without reporting their location to shore, more than 10 days without bringing fishing vessels to shore, crossing the permitted boundary for exploitation at sea from 2024 to present have been detected and continue to thoroughly handle arising violations. Complete before October 30, 2025.
Prosecution and trial of cases prosecuted in An Giang, Ca Mau, Ho Chi Minh City, Gia Lai provinces... and continue to prosecute, prosecute, and try acts related to sending fishing vessels and fishermen to illegally exploit seafood in foreign waters, sending and transporting VMS equipment... according to Resolution No. 04/2024/NQ-HDTP of the Council of Judges of the Supreme People's Court. Complete before November 15, 2025.
