Eight Mekong Delta and south central coastal provinces in Vietnam have signed a coordination agreement on the management of fishing vessels in a bid to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted.
The Thai Government is planning to demolish 861 unregistered fishing vessels by mid-December as part of efforts to improve the status of local fishery fleets and remove punishment from the European Commission (EC) on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo's official visit to Vietnam from September 11-12 has attracted public attention and been highlighted by Indonesian media.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 12 met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo, who is paying a state visit to Vietnam and attending the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018.
President Tran Dai Quang and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed to strive to bring two-way trade to 10 billion USD towards a trade balance during their talks in Hanoi on September 11.
President Tran Dai Quang and his guest, visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo, had a meeting with representatives of Vietnamese and foreign media in Hanoi on September 11 to inform them of the outcomes of the talks between the two leaders held earlier the same day.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) government said it has shared fisheries management and inspection experience with Vietnam to help the country fight illegal fishing, reported Yonhap News Agency on September 11.
Authorities of Kien Giang province have devised measures to minimise and eliminate IUU fishing, aiming to remove the EC's “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese aquaculture products.
Although Vietnam has made concrete efforts to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the country’s seafood exports will likely face a bumpy ride ahead, said an official on August 23.
Indonesian authorities said on August 21 that Indonesia has simultaneously sunk 125 foreign ships for illegal fishing in the country’s territorial waters.
Vietnam has made sustained efforts to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in order to persuade the European Commission (EC) to withdraw its “yellow-card” warning soon.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has demanded that coastal cities and provinces deploy drastic and synchronous measures to prevent illegal fishing in foreign waters.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, and five Cambodian localities of Kep, Kampot, Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong and Phnom Penh have enjoyed sound cooperation cross the fields of agriculture, aquaculture, trade, healthcare, education, culture-sports, tourism, and defence-security.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has been advised to combine fishing activities with the protection of aquatic resources, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam.
he second ASEAN-India Workshop on Blue Economy took place in New Delhi on July 18, attracting over 60 delegates, including government officials, scholars, and researchers from ASEAN and India.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has requested coastal provinces and cities to employ multiple measures to crack down on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had meetings with leaders of the South Pacific countries of Nauru and Marshall, and Guyana, a South American country, on the sidelines of the sixth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in the central city of Da Nang on June 27.
Although the European Commission (EC)’s issuance of a yellow card warning has caused certain difficulties for fisheries businesses and fishermen of Vietnam, many experts said this is a chance for the country to restructure its fisheries sector.
