In what cases must I apply for a reissue or adjustment of a fishing license?

Pursuant to the provisions in Article 50 of the Law on Fisheries stipulated as follows:

Fishery exploitation license

1. Organizations and individuals exploiting fisheries by fishing vessels with a maximum length of 06 meters or more must have a Fishery Exploitation License.

2. Organizations and individuals specified in Clause 1 of this Article are granted fisheries exploitation licenses when they meet the following conditions:

a) Within the fishing license quota, for fishing at sea;

b) Have a fishing profession that is not on the List of prohibited fishing occupations;

c) Have a Certificate of technical safety for fishing vessels, for fishing vessels that must be registered;

d) Fishing vessels have communication equipment according to regulations of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;

d) Have voyage monitoring equipment for fishing vessels with a maximum length of 15 meters or more according to Government regulations;

e) Have a fishing vessel registration certificate;

g) The captain and chief engineer must have diplomas and certificates according to regulations of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development;

h) In case of re-issue due to expired license, the conditions specified in Points b, c, d, dd, e and g of this Clause must be met, the exploitation log has been submitted according to regulations and the fishing vessel is not on the list of fishing vessels. List of illegal fishing vessels published by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

3. The main contents of the Fishery Exploitation License are prescribed as follows:

a) Name of licensed organization or individual;

b) Fishing vessel registration number; Ship name, call sign, code of the International Maritime Organization (if any);

c) Occupation, sea area or area permitted for exploitation;

d) Operational time of each occupation;

d) Allowable output by species (if any);

e) Registered fishing port;

g) Term of license.

4. The fishing license is reissued in one of the following cases:

a) Lost or damaged;

b) Change information of organizations and individuals in the license; registered fishing port;

c) License expired.

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7. The content of the Fishery Exploitation License is adjusted when there are changes in aquatic resources according to the provisions of Clause 4, Article 49 of this Law. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Provincial People's Committee announce the adjustment of the content of the Fishery Exploitation License to ship owners.

Thus, based on the above regulations, cases requiring re-issuance of a fishing license include the following cases:

- Lost or damaged;

- Change information of organizations and individuals in the license; registered fishing port;

- License expired.

In addition, if there are changes in aquatic resources, the content of the Fishery Exploitation License will be adjusted. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Provincial People's Committee announce the adjustment of the content of the Fishery Exploitation License to ship owners.