Da Nang, Aug. 2 -- As one of Vietnam's biggest fisheries hubs, serving as a gateway for thousands of offshore fishing vessels each year, the central city of Da Nang plays a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with the Fisheries Law and the European Commission's recommendations so as to eradicate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Strengthening port-based monitoring On the way back to shore from a fishing trip, Tran Ngoc Hien, captain of vessel BD 98732TS from Gia Lai province, made a call to the Tho Quang fishing port one hour before arrival to notify port dispatchers. The port staff then recorded the expected docking time in their duty log. Upon arrival, Hien submitted the fishing logbook, detailing the time, location of...