Ho Chi Minh City, June 18 -- Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up the implementation of electronic fishing logbooks for all fishing vessels subject to mandatory adoption, aiming to improve seafood traceability, strengthen fleet management and meet the European Commission's recommendations on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The city has 2,826 vessels required to switch to the electronic system, including 2,601 fishing boats and 225 fisheries logistics vessels. However, only 54 offshore fishing vessels have so far installed the required equipment and software. Under the implementation roadmap agreed by local authorities, vessels measuring 24 metres or longer must adopt electronic logbooks from July 1, 2026, followed ...