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Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance
Kiểm ngư Việt Nam
Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance; Kiểm ngư Việt Nam
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Common name	Kiem Ngu
Abbreviation	KN
Motto	Bảo vệ nguồn lợi thủy sản; Resources Protection
Agency overview
Formed	25 January 2013
Preceding agency	Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance (former name);
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Vietnam
Operations jurisdiction	Vietnam
Primary governing body	Government of Vietnam
Secondary governing body	Ministry of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMinistry of National Defence
Constituting instruments	Document No. 209/UBTVQH13-PL of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on the Establishment of the Fisheries Surveillance Force; Degree 102/2012/NĐ-CP of the Vietnamese Government on the Organization and Activities of the Fisheries Surveillance;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Department of Fisheries Resources Surveillance
Headquarters	Hanoi
Agency executive	Nguyễn Ngọc Oai, Director;
Parent agency	Directorate of Fisheries
Notables
Significant operation	Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Hai Yang Shi You 981 standoff; ;
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, lit. 'Fisheries Surveillance'), is a coastguard-type governmental agency which is nominally 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.^[1] 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.

Organizational system

Operations
Personnel Department
Planning and Finance Department
Technical Command Department
Training and International Cooperation Department
1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Regional Commands
Fisheries Resources Surveillance Information Center^[3]

Regional branches

Vietnam Fisheries Resources 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^[4]
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)^[4]
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 Surveillance
Class	Origin	Quantity	Notes
Damen KN-2011 design (based on VCG's ĐN-2000 class/Damen OPV 9014 design)	Netherlands Vietnam	4	KN-290 KN-390 KN-490 KN-491
Trường Sa-class (Spratly-class transport vessel)	Vietnam	3	KN-628 KN-629 KN-630
KN-750 design	Vietnam	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)	Vietnam	2	KN-168 KN-568
Koei, Hayato, Yuhzan-Maru, Fukuei (converted former Japanese fishing vessels)	Japan	6	KN-102, KN-198 KN-585, KN-586 KN-595, KN-596
TK-1482C design (a derivative of the naval/militia's TK-1482A/B fishing boat design)	Vietnam	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	Vietnam	5	KN-106, KN-108 KN-506, KN-508 (+1 more)