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Planning of fishery port system, storm shelter areas by 2030 approved

The system of shelters for fishing vessels ensures the capacity of over 83,600 fishing vessels to safely anchor and shelter from storms.

Thanh Hoa fishermen reap riches with abundant skeleton prawn harvests

Fishermen in Thanh Hoa Province are reaping significant profits from their skeleton prawn catches, with each trip to sea yielding them millions of Vietnamese dong.

Ministry to tighten inspections at fishing ports

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development will tighten inspections at fishing ports nationwide due to pending problems relating to the entry/exit of fishing vessels.

EU delegation to visit Vietnam for IUU fishing assessment

The European Commission (EC) is scheduled to dispatch an inspection team to Vietnam in October for the fourth round of assessment on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to the Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries.

Vietnamese fishermen struggle to set sail amid multiple difficulties

After the pandemic and with the rising fuel price, a fishing trip cost much more than in the past.

VN overseas investments total $1b in nine months

VietNamNet Bridge – In the first nine months of 2014, 83 Vietnamese projects were granted licences to invest overseas with a total registered capital of more than US$1 billion.

Pirate raids overwhelm local authorities, fishing industry

VietNamNet Bridge – Piracy off the coast of southernmost Ca Mau Province is endangering local fishermen as authorities struggle to deal with armed raids.

Nam Du Archipelago’s beaches attract tourist

VietNamNet Bridge – From the observation deck of Radar Station 600, Nam Du Archipelago’s island landscape of sparkling beaches paints a watercolor image. The vast ocean is crowded with small boats and big ships.

Vietnam faces huge annual losses from Climate Change

 VietNamNet Bridge – DARA International, an organization specializing in research on environment monitoring, announced in a report that Vietnam had become even more vulnerable to climate change in 2012.