Prohibited acts in fisheries activities

Bustling mantis shrimp fishing season on Dien Kim sea. Photo: Document

1. Destroying aquatic resources, aquatic ecosystems, spawning areas, areas where young aquatic species live, and habitats of aquatic species.
2. Illegally obstructing the natural migration routes of aquatic species.
3. Encroaching, occupying, or causing damage to aquatic resource protection areas and marine reserves.
4. Exploitation, aquaculture, construction and other activities affecting the living environment and aquatic resources in the strictly protected zone and ecological restoration zone of the marine reserve.
5. Fishing vessels, seagoing ships and other watercraft operating illegally in the strictly protected area of ​​the marine reserve, except in cases of force majeure.
6. Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (hereinafter referred to as illegal fishing); buying, selling, transporting, storing, processing, and preparing seafood from illegal fishing or seafood containing impurities for the purpose of commercial fraud.
7. Using prohibited substances, chemicals, toxic substances, explosives, electric pulses, electric currents, destructive or exhaustive fishing methods, means, and fishing gear to exploit aquatic resources.
8. Using fishing gear to obstruct or cause damage to organizations or individuals that are exploiting; anchoring or parking vessels at places where fishing gear of organizations or individuals are exploiting or where other fishing vessels are exploiting, except in cases of force majeure.
9. Discard fishing gear into natural waters, except in cases of force majeure.
10. Adding impurities to seafood for the purpose of commercial fraud.
11. Using antibiotics, veterinary drugs, pesticides banned from use in aquaculture; chemicals, biological products, microorganisms banned from use in the production of aquatic feed, products for treating the aquaculture environment; using aquatic breeds not on the List of aquatic species permitted for business in Vietnam for aquaculture.
12. Destroying, dismantling, causing damage, encroaching on the scope of fishing port works, storm shelter anchorage areas for fishing vessels; discharging waste in the wrong place in the fishing port area, storm shelter anchorage areas for fishing vessels.
13. Taking advantage of the investigation and assessment of aquatic resources to affect national defense, security, national interests, and the legitimate rights and interests of other organizations and individuals; providing, exploiting information, and using information and data on aquatic resources in violation of the law.