Coastal provinces ban vessels from going to sea ahead of typhoon Rai Coastal provinces have started to ban vessels going out to sea to ensure safety ahead of typhoon Rai. 

Marine plastic waste an urgent issue in coastal Việt Nam

Việt Nam needs to carry out practical measures to manage and reduce marine plastic waste to ensure sustainable development of the fishery industry, according to experts at a workshop held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Painting exhibition and auction raises money for COVID-hit students

To raise funds for students struggling with the impacts of COVID-19, seventy pieces of art have gone on display at an exhibition entitled Chia Sẻ Yêu Thương (Sharing Love) in HCM City.

Coastguard helps fishermen in developing and protecting the sea Fishermen also feel safer thanks to the regular checks, visits and reminders of the border guards.

Typhoon Kompasu weakens, warnings on torrential rain, flash floods, landslides remain in place Typhoon Kompasu weakened into a tropical low-pressure system on Thursday morning before making landfall in central provinces from Thanh Hoá to Hà Tĩnh.

Mekong Delta's fishing boats stopped fishing due to the Covid-19 pandemic With many localities in the Mekong Delta mandating social distancing to combat COVID-19, selling and distributing seafood has become difficult, causing many fishing boat owners to suspend operations.

Bến Tre invests in more fishing ports, storm shelters

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre is building new fishing ports and storm shelters and upgrading others to ease the overload on existing ones.

Đà Nẵng to be placed under one-week hard lockdown, starting Monday Đà Nẵng will lock down seven districts for a week, starting from 8am, Monday (August 16) to midnight on August 23, as the number of coronavirus cases has still remained at an average of 70 per day for 15 consecutive days.

Large fishing ships resume operations at La Gi Port

About 650 fishing ships have resumed operations at La Gi Fishing Port in Bình Thuận Province after being suspended for nearly three weeks due to the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

Thọ Quang fishing port begins waste water treatment

A group of bio-researchers at Đà Nẵng’s technology and education university have started a bio-based waste treatment project using water released from fishing boats at Thọ Quang dock, promising 98 per cent of pollutants will be purified