The Government has urged the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to mobilise resources and engage the whole political system and community to prevent the spread of African swine fever, restructure the animal breeding sector and ensure foodstuff supply for year-end occasion.
Malaysian Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry Salahuddin Ayub and Indonesia’s Marine and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti have discussed issues related to fisheries and illegal fishing in the waters of both countries.
In a bid to remove the European Commission’s yellow card on Vietnam’s seafood, authorities in the central city of Da Nang have been enhancing origin traceability to prevent illegal, unreported
The central coastal province of Quang Tri has enhanced surveillance and inspection of fishing vessels docking at and setting sail from local ports as part of the efforts to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
As the fishing season from April through September has begun, the fisheries resources surveillance force has been strengthening patrols to support Vietnamese fishermen and minimise violations by foreign fishing ships in the country’s seas.
Tuna exports are expected to top 1 billion USD this year, up 350 million USD from last year, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
Thailand welcomed a decision by the European Commission (EC) on January 9 to drop the Southeast Asian nation from a list of countries it had warned over illegal and unregulated fishing.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has adopted various measures to inspect, monitor and control fishing activities in an attempt to stop IUU fishing among ship owners and fishermen.
The delegation of the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee has visited some coastal localities to inquire about Vietnam’s activities to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
The south central province of Binh Dinh has taken urgent actions to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing towards meeting requirements for the removal of the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card”.
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.
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.
Indonesian authorities said on August 21 that Indonesia has simultaneously sunk 125 foreign ships for illegal fishing in the country’s territorial waters.
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.
Authorities of the southern province of Ba Ria -Vung Tau have revoked the operating licenses of 75 fishing ships for illegally fishing in foreign waters last year.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent a document to People’s Committees of coastal provinces and cities, requesting ship owners and captains to turn on satellite-positioning devices (Movimar) round the clock when going fishing offshore.
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.
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