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The Government Office has just issued a Press Release on the direction and administration of the Government and Prime Minister on October 18, 2025. Combating illegal seafood exploitation Prime Ministers telegram on focusing on implementing the peak month of combating illegal, unreported, unregulated seafood exploitation and sustainable development of Vietnams fisheries industry Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed Official Telegram No. 198/CD-TTg requesting relevant ministries, branches and localities to focus on implementing the peak month of combating illegal, unreported, unregulated seafood exploitation (IUU) and sustainable development of the fisheries industry Vietnamese products. Resolutely declaring war on violations of IUU fishing. The dispatch stated: Implementation of the task of combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has made progress so far, the majority of people comply with regulations against IUU fishing, anti-IUU fishing indicators have seen clear changes compared to before in preventing fishing vessels and fishermen from violating illegal fishing in foreign waters, and controlling fishing activities. Fishing vessel movements are stricter Previously, seafood traceability was increasingly in order; Cases of violating regulations on VMS and crossing the boundary allowing fishing at sea are gradually decreasing. Law enforcement and handling of IUU fishing violations have made progress. Anti-IUU fishing work and removing Yellow card warnings are important, urgent, and top immediate tasks; At the same time, it has long-term significance for the sustainable development of the fisheries industry, resolutely not letting a small number of fishermen and businesses, for personal gain, do illegal business, violate the law, some officials and civil servants are irresponsible in performing public duties, affecting the reputation and image of the country in the international arena, affecting social justice, and negatively impacting the lives and livelihoods of the majority of people doing honest business. The Prime Minister requests Ministers, industry heads, and Chairmen of Peoples Committees of coastal provinces and cities to continue to strictly implement Directive No. 32-CT/TW dated April 10, 2024 of the Secretariat on strengthening the Partys leadership in the fight against illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing, the guiding opinions of the Government, the Prime Minister and other relevant documents, and to decisively and resolutely direct. declared war on violations IUU exploitation, focusing maximum time and resources to carry out the peak of the following key and urgent tasks: 1. The Minister of Agriculture and Environment directed:- Review and complete the draft Decree amending and supplementing Decree No. 38/2024/ND-CP dated April 5, 2024 of the Government regulating penalties for administrative violations in the field of fisheries. Complete before October 25, 2025. - Continue to complete and guide the implementation of the electronic traceability system (eCDT). Complete before November 15, 2025. - Establish contact channels with regional fishing organizations and flag-issuing ship countries to verify and compare ship management information, exploitation and transshipment licenses. Complete before October 30, 2025. - Arrange enough resources (funds, personnel, equipment...) to check documents, monitor the volume and composition of imported aquatic species at seaports, at seafood processing and export factories; Buy information, access international databases to verify and compare ship information and exploited aquatic products imported into Vietnam. Complete before October 30, 2025. - Implement connection and synchronization of databases to monitor and update results of sanctioning administrative violations in the fisheries sector of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. Completed before October 30, 2025. Comprehensive digitalization of fishing vessel management2. The Minister of National Defense directed: - Putting into use the fishing vessel control system in sea areas. Complete before October 30, 2025.- Directing the Military Industry and Telecommunications Group (Viettel):+ Putting into use the VMS connection loss warning system, e-logbook. Complete before October 30, 2025. + Apply the automatic fishing vessel position reporting system when losing 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 fishing vessel position reporting; Analyze cases of fishing vessels that have been warned of violations by the VMS system to notify competent agencies and forces to handle them according to regulations. Complete before October 30, 2025. + Complete the fishing vessel tracking, monitoring and warning system; Comprehensive digitalization of fishing vessel management (including control of fishing vessels entering and exiting ports) integrated with population data, sharing and interconnection between sectors and localities to serve the management of fishing activities of forces at sea and onshore and provide public services, ensuring correct, sufficient, clean, live, open and transparent. And applications to manage IUU fishing activities: traceability, management of fishing vessels and fishermen exporting and importing on VNelD; Automatic VMS connection loss warning and compliance with regulations when connection is lostVMS, beyond boundaries. Complete before November 15, 2025. - Coordinate and arrange maximum forces and means (Coast Police, Border Guard, Navy, Police, Central Fisheries Inspectorate, Local Fisheries Inspectorate,...) to carry out regular and continuous peak patrols, inspections, and controls on sea areas bordering countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and islands, estuaries, estuaries, creeks, coastal beaches... to prevent and handle fishing vessels. IUU fishing cri
