Fishery sector aims for over 10 billion USD in export value
In 2019, the fisheries sector aims for 10.5 billion USD in export turnover,and continues to cooperate with relevant agencies to remove trade barriers, expanding export markets.
A seminar discussing opportunities for the Vietnamese fisheries sector brought by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) was held in Toronto, Canada on March 21.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged the fisheries sector to build a safe and high-quality seafood brand, continue increasing the quality of products, maintain traditional markets and develop new ones.
Twenty-eight coastal cities and provinces nationwide must mobilise resources in IUU fishing, a move that helps convince the European Commission to remove a yellow card warning on Vietnamese seafood.
Measures for fisheries development of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were discussed at a number of recent meetings, according to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
