In Vietnam, aquaculture is highly developed, and related practices can be further improved, for example, by reducing the use of antibiotics, minimising pollution and waste discharge into the sea, including wastewater containing microplastics and other pollutants.
A conference was held in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on October 10, bringing together scientists, experts, and representatives of government agencies and aquaculture cooperatives to collect opinions for the deployment of Dutch-funded sustainable aquaculture development projects in Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces.
To have the “yellow card” that the European Commission (EC) has imposed on Vietnamese seafood regarding illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted has been considered an urgent task of the fishery sector. This is not only the matter of strictly implementing the 2017 Fisheries Law but also protecting coastal security and safety of marine ecosystem. Over the past seven years since being imposed the warning, Vietnam has been working hard to step by step fulfil the European Union's standards and hopefully have the "yellow card" removed in the upcoming examination.
A raft of measures to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is included in the Government’s freshly issued action programme as the country is striving to clamp down on illegal fishing, or else it will be hit by the European Commission (EC)’s warning card.
Vietnam has seriously implemented recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on July 19 issued a document guiding commercial banks to implement a credit package, worth 15 trillion VND (641 million USD), for businesses in the forestry and fishery sector.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has requested the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and relevant ministries and organisations to consider solutions to solve financial difficulties of enterprises in the fishery sector.
Aquatic exports are forecast to have hit a record of 10 billion USD in this November thanks to businesses’ flexible adaptation to changes in the global market, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Vietnam’s fishery sector is preparing for the visit by an EC delegation at the end of this month, during which they will inspect the fight against illegal, unreported and undocumented (IUU) fishing in the Southeast Asian nation.
Vietnam’s fishermen, businesses and government have joined hands in implementing fishing regulations, in a bid to have the European Commission (EC)’s illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing “yellow card” removed.
Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang are working out measures to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) activities in an effort to remove the yellow card warning of the European Commission (EC).
The fishery sector has been working to implement recommendations by the European Commission (EC) for the past two years to remove its illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU) yellow card warning.
Competent authorities and people of the Philippines are working to overcome aftermaths of Typhoon Phanforne, which killed 28 people and left 12 other missing after hitting the country’s central part on December 24.
Vietnam’s fishery sector should use more seafood by-products such as bones, heads and skin to add value to the industry, experts said at a recent forum in Ho Chi Minh City.
The fishery sector needs to take actions to convince the European Commission (EC) to remove a “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood so as to realise the set target of 9 billion USD in export turnover this year.
The fishery sector of central Binh Dinh province has employed solutions to prevent local fishermen from violating waters of regional countries, helping deal with the “yellow card” issued by the European Commission (EC), a provincial official has said.
The central coastal province of Quang Ngai has deployed tough measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in foreign waters, especially after the European Commission (EC) issued a “yellow card” warning to the country’s fishery sector.
The MARD and the People’s Committee of Phu Yen province co-hosted a conference on April 6 to seek ways to promote sustainable development of the local fishery sector.
Experts say the fisheries sector should further improve the quality of aquatic products in order to achieve its export target of 8.5 billion USD set this year.
