Agencyname: | Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance |
Nativename: | Kiểm ngư Việt Nam |
Patch: | Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Emblem.svg |
Patchcaption: | Emblem |
Logocaption: | Flag |
Badge: | Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Banner.svg |
Badgecaption: | Jack |
Flag: | Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance racing stripe.svg |
Flagcaption: | Racing stripe |
Commonname: | Kiem Ngu |
Abbreviation: | KN |
Motto: | Vietnamese: Bảo vệ nguồn lợi thủy sản |
Mottotranslated: | English: Resources Protection |
Preceding1: | Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance (former name) |
Country: | Vietnam |
Governingbody: | Government of Vietnam |
Governingbodyscnd: | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry of National Defence |
Constitution1: | Document No. 209/UBTVQH13-PL of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the Establishment of the Fisheries Surveillance Force |
Constitution2: | Degree 102/2012/NĐ-CP of the Vietnamese Government on the Organization and Activities of the Fisheries Surveillance |
Oversightbody: | Department of Fisheries Resources Surveillance |
Headquarters: | Hanoi |
Chief1name: | Nguyễn Ngọc Oai[1] |
Chief1position: | Director |
Parentagency: | Directorate of Fisheries |
Boat1type: | Patrol boats and offshore patrol vessels |
Activity1name: | Territorial disputes in the South China Sea |
Website: | https://tongcucthuysan.gov.vn/en-us/VietNam-Fisheries |
Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance (Vietnamese: '''Kiểm ngư Việt Nam''' - KNVN), still alternatively using the former official name Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance and colloquially recognized by its Vietnamese short name Kiểm Ngư (KN,), is a coastguard-type governmental agency which theoretically falls under the management of the Directorate of Fisheries of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Formally established on 25 January 2013, it consists of both the fully-civilian and paramilitary sectors responsible for patrolling, checking, controlling, detecting and handling law violations and taking out fishery inspection in the waters that are under the jurisdiction of Vietnam.[2] The agency is expected to coordinate with Vietnam People's Navy, Vietnam Coast Guard, Vietnam Border Guard and the Vietnam Maritime Militia to help preserve Vietnam's maritime interests, especially in terms of maritime security, illegal fishing and maritime disputes.
Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance consists of four regional branches under which there are a number of smaller posts.
All vessels are numbered under the format KN-xyz, with the first digit ("x") of the hull number usually refer the squadron that the vessel belongs to. For example, the vessel KN-290 belongs to the Fisheries Surveillance Squadron No.2.
Damen KN-2011 design(based on VCG's ĐN-2000 class/Damen OPV 9014 design) | 4 | KN-290KN-390 KN-490 KN-491 | ||
Trường Sa-class(Spratly-class transport vessel) | 3 | KN-628KN-629 KN-630 | ||
KN-750 design | 50+ | KN-26*, KN-27*KN-36*, KN-37* KN-46*, KN-47* Exact quantity unknown | ||
KN-6000 design (a lighter-armed derivative of KN-750 design) | 2 | KN-168KN-568 | ||
Koei, Hayato, Yuhzan-Maru, Fukuei(converted former Japanese fishing vessels) | 6 | KN-102, KN-198KN-585, KN-586 KN-595, KN-596 | ||
TK-1482C design(a derivative of the naval/militia's TK-1482A/B fishing boat design) | 72+ | KN-20*, KN-21*, KN-22*KN-30*, KN-31*, KN-32* KN-40*, KN-41*, KN-42* KN-63*, KN-76*, KN-77* KN-8** Exact quantity unknown | ||
KN-3600 design | 5 | KN-106, KN-108KN-506, KN-508 (+1 more) |
Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance is allowed to use:[5]