Illustrative image (Source: baophuyen) Phu Yen(VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and thePeople’s Committee of Phu Yen province co-hosted a conference on April 6 to seekways to promote sustainable development of the local fishery sector.
Participants focused discussions on how to urgently tackle the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card” warning relatedto illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing as well as lobster farmingand future development orientations for the south central province.
They proposed a range of measures to prevent local fishing ships and fishermen fromencroaching upon foreign territorial waters. It is necessary to define the roleand responsibilities of State management agencies, ship-owners and fishermen inthe work, participants stressed.
Tran Dinh Luan, Deputy General Director of the MARD’s Directorate of Fisheries,said localities, including Phu Yen, needs to enhance the monitoring andinspection of fishing activities at sea, and strictly handle violations in linewith the Law on Fishery and relevant regulations.
The province should also re-organise the supervision of fishing vessels comingin or leaving ports, and the certification of seafood origin, he said.
The local authorities are working harder to re-zone off farming areas, managethe environment and production.
In 2017, Phu Yen’s aquaculture production was valued at 5.82trillion VND (around 256.7 million USD), up 6.9 percent year-on-year, andaccounting for 35.8 percent in the agro-forestry-aquaculture production value.
In 2018, the locality aims to increase its aquaculture production value by 3-5percent compared to 2017.-VNA
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