Danish lawmaker praises Vietnam's vessel monitoring system, seafood quality

Chairman of the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee Michael Aastrup Jensen has praised Vietnam’s vessel monitoring system for fishing activities and the quality of its seafood products.

Chairman of the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee Michael Aastrup Jensen has praised Vietnam’s vessel monitoring system for fishing activities and the quality of its seafood products.

During a working session with the Thuan An Fish Port Management Board in the central city of Hue, Jensen expressed his appreciation for the country’s fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, pledging to relay these positive insights to the European Commission (EC).

The Danish delegation witnessed firsthand how Hue’s fishing boats are tracked live through an advanced Vessel Monitoring System (VMS), run by the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

giam-sat-tau-ca-doan-dan-mach1.jpg
Chairman of the Danish Parliament's Foreign Policy Committee, Michael Aastrup Jensen (third from right), discusses efforts to combat IUU fishing at Thuan An Fishing Port in Hue city. (Photo: VNA)

They also raised questions about the handling of local fishing vessels caught illegally fishing in foreign waters, the status of foreign vessels violating Vietnam's maritime boundaries, and the ongoing decline in offshore catch volumes.

The municipal fish port management board reported that 437 offshore fishing vessels in Hue have been equipped with the VMS. The city is now working to integrate vessel management data from the national fisheries database (VNFishbase) and the VMS data into the Hue-S smart urban service platform. It is also intensifying monthly tracking of each fishing trip to maintain precise records of vessel movements both into and out of the city's ports.

Using real-time monitoring via shore stations, authorities will detect when fishing vessels risk crossing into prohibited zones in the Gulf of Tonkin. Timely warnings are issued to ensure vessels return to Vietnamese waters, preventing their unintentional violations.

Relevant agencies are also taking proactive measures to maintain VMS device connectivity and issuing alerts for vessels at high risk of engaging in IUU fishing, thereby ensuring coordinated action across departments./.

Society-Education

Da Nang to replace 1,140 dilapidated houses by May 2025
Society-Education

Da Nang to replace 1,140 dilapidated houses by May 2025

The total budget for the project to eliminate temporary and dilapidated housing in Da Nang this year is estimated at 47.4 billion VND (1.85 billion USD). Of this, 30.3 billion VND will be sourced from the state budget, while the remainder from the for the poor fund and other fundraising efforts.