National plan of action to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing up to 2025.

This National plan of action up to 2025 aims to perform the following activities: prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing activities of Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals in Vietnam's sea areas; promote responsible and sustainable fisheries development and contribute to national and regional security, and international integration; eliminate the illegal fishing of Vietnamese vessels and fishermen in foreign waters.
a) Main tasks by April 2018: - Review and amend the existing legal documents relating to IUU fishing: Decree No. 53/2012/ND-CP; Decree No. 41/2017/ND-CP; Circular No. 50/2015 /TT-BNNPTNT; Circular No. 25/2013/TT-BNNPTNT; Circular No. 26/2016/ TT-BNNPTNT; Circular No. 02/2006 /TT-BTS) are amended and promulgated in December 2017 towards enhancing the effectiveness of IUU control, in line with some recommendations of the European Commission and the management practices of Vietnam; Review and supplement fishing gears, sea areas and species which are totally banned from fishing or banned from fishing in a certain period of time, etc.
b) Main tasks for the period of May 2018-2020: - Enhance comprehensive measures to end illegal fishing of Vietnamese vessels and fishermen in foreign waters and in international waters. - Develop guiding legal documents to implement Fisheries Law 2017; - Approve the entry of Vietnam into international and regional fisheries management agreements related to the prevention and control of IUU fishing activities: the United Nations Fishing Stock Agreement (UNFSA), the FAO Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA) and cooperate or join (if possible) with regional fisheries management organizations: CCAMLR, WCPFC, IWC, IOTC, ICCAT, etc.
c) Main tasks for the period of 2021-2025: - Continue to complete the legal documents system and institutions for fisheries management. - Continue to implement the policy of occupation conversion, sustainable livelihoods for fishermen. - Continue to enhance law enforcement capacity of functional forces (border guards, Coast Guard, Fisheries resources surveillance, specialized inspectorates) at sea, fishing ports, fish-landing sites and fish markets. - Strictly control the quantity, type and origin of imported seafood consignments, etc.