Hanoi, April 2 -- Vietnam has introduced a new set of procedures to tighten control over foreign fishing vessels entering its ports. Under Decision No. 1111/QD-BNNMT issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the new process regulates the inspection and supervision of foreign vessels engaged in fishing, transport or transhipment of seafood when calling at Vietnamese ports for import, temporary import for re-export, transit or transhipment activities. The regulation aligns with the FAO's Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA), which seeks to prevent illegally caught seafood from entering global supply chains. A key feature of the new framework is a nine-step inspection and verification process designed to strengthen monitoring...