The central province of Gia Lai has been intensifying communications to raise public awareness of the prevention of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, particularly following the Government's issuance of Decree 301 that amends and supplements a 2024 decree on administrative penalties in the fisheries sector.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien on March 14 inspected the implementation of the European Commission (EC)’s recommendations on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Hoai Nhon township, the central coastal province of Binh Dinh.
A technical mission of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a working session with the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG-MARE) of the European Commission (EC) on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) on July 6-7.
Since Vietnam received a “yellow card” warning from the European Commission (EC) in October 2017 on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the country has taken various measures to settle the problem and enjoyed positive results.
The Defence Ministry has employed drastic measures to prevent and curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities in line with its assigned functions and tasks, heard at a meeting in Hanoi on September 12.
There are no longer fishing boats that have committed illegal catching since the beginning of 2018, heard a conference held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) on May 5.
Thailand and Taiwan have agreed to jointly enforce laws related to tuna fishing, in a bid to remove the European Union's yellow card for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
