Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance

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

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)		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)

Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance is allowed to use:[5]

• Handguns, submachine guns, assault rifles (noticeably the 7.62mm AK), machine guns (noticeably the 12.7mm DShK/NSV and 14.5mm KPV). Approriate to be used with remote controlled weapon stations[6][7] 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),[8] laser, tear gas & many non-lethal chemical weapons, baton, handcuffs, armors & self-protection gears.