Quang Tri, March 21 -- The central province of Quang Tri has rolled out measures to strictly control fishing vessels, contributing to nationwide efforts to have the European Commission's "yellow card" warning on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted.

The move has improved local fisheries management, leading to a significant drop in violations at sea.

The province currently has about 4,600 fishing vessels measuring 6 metres or longer. All have met requirements on registration, inspection and licensing, and have installed vessel monitoring systems (VMS), a key tool to enhance oversight of offshore activities.

Lieutenant Colonel Dang Van Long, Deputy Commander of the Nhat Le Border Guard Station, said that border guards...