Da Nang, Dec. 17 -- Vietnam's journey to have the European Commission's (EC) "yellow card" warning against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has also been a process of qualitative transformation for the entire fisheries sector.

Positive changes in fishing vessel management, awareness of fishermen, and production organisation are ushering in a new development phase which is more modern, more sustainable and better aligned with international integration requirements.

Towards digital fishermen, responsible fishing

According to the National Steering Committee for Combating IUU Fishing, Vietnam has completed the digitalisation of the entire database system for managing fishing vessel operations. The system is now interconnec...