Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance

Vietnam Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance (), operating as Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance (), and colloquially recognized by its Vietnamese short name Kiểm Ngư (KN, ), is a coastguard-type governmental agency which is nominally under the management of the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Environment. 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. The agency is intended 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.

As of 2026, some components of Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance's fleet are reportedly placed under the command of Vietnam Coast Guard.

Organizational system Operations Legal Department Personnel Department Planning and Finance Department Aquaculture Department Aquatic breed and Aquatic food Department Aquatic animal diseases control Department Aquaculture exploitation Department Fishing vessel control and Fisheries Service's Logistic Department Technical and International Cooperation Department Fisheries Surveillance technique Department 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regional Commands Fisheries Resources Surveillance Information Center Fishing vessel registration Center Seafood Quality Control Center

Regional branches Vietnam Department Fisheries and Fisheries Surveillance consists of four regional branches under which there are a number of smaller posts. Fisheries Resources Surveillance Squadron No.1: based in Hai Phong Fisheries Resources Surveillance Squadron No.2: managed from Da Nang to Ninh Thuận Province; based in Rớ Islet, Khánh Hòa Province. There are three posts: one based in Da Nang on the mainland and two based in Spratly Islands (West Reef and Southwest Cay) Fisheries Resources Surveillance Squadron No.3: based in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province Fisheries Resources Surveillance Squadron No.4

Equipment

Vessels

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. +The surface fleet of Vietnam Fisheries SurveillanceClassOriginQuantityNotesDamen KN-2011 design (based on VCG's ĐN-2000 class/Damen OPV 9014 design)4KN-290 KN-390

KN-490

KN-491Trường Sa-class (Spratly-class transport vessel)3KN-628 KN-629

KN-630KN-750 design50+KN-26*, KN-27* KN-36*, KN-37*

KN-46*, KN-47*

Exact quantity unknown

One ship, KN-465 transferred to 413th Naval Squadron, 955th Brigade of Vietnam People's Navy KN-6000 design (a lighter-armed derivative of KN-750 design)2KN-168 KN-568Koei, Hayato, Yuhzan-Maru, Fukuei (converted former Japanese fishing vessels)6KN-102, KN-198 KN-585, KN-586

KN-595, KN-596TK-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 unknownKN-3600 design5KN-106, KN-108 KN-506, KN-508

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Armaments Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance is allowed to use:

Handguns, submachine guns, assault rifles (noticeably the 7.62mm AK), machine guns (noticeably the 12.7mm DShK/NSV and 14.5mm KPV). Appropriate to be used with remote controlled weapon stations and any suitable ammunition to the armaments, however the caliber is limited at 14.5mm. Non-lethal weapons such as non-lethal guns & ammunition, water cannons (especially noted in the Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff), laser, tear gas & many non-lethal chemical weapons, baton, handcuffs, armors & self-protection gears.

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