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The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang held a meeting on February 1 to implement urgent measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in foreign waters.

Thailand thanks the Vietnamese government for facilitating Thai investors doing business in Vietnam, said Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang who paid him a courtesy visit in Bangkok on January 31.

The Thai government has announced that it will call a meeting with relevant units to follow up on the effects of action taken to stop illegal fishing.

Indonesia’s top officials have called for an end to the policy of blowing up foreign fishing vessels caught illegally fishing in the country’s territorial waters.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is taking urgent measures to prevent local fishermen from illegal fishing in foreign waters as part of the effort to address the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia have visited Vietnamese fishermen who have been temporarily detained on the country’s islands for illegal fishing.

Acting Director of the Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Ngoc Oai has

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is undertaking a number of drastic measures to prevent local fishermen from illegal fishing in foreign waters and raise their awareness of the matter and related laws.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved a plan on implementing some urgent solutions in response to the European Union (EU)’s warning about illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Vietnam will never tolerate or permit activities related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Vu Van Tam has said.

After Vietnam received a “yellow card” from the European Commission because of its failure to meet standards against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, stakeholders are preparing a national action plan to prevent, minimise and eliminate IUU fishing by 2025.

The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) and the Vietnam Coast Guard High Command will join hands to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, per a Memorandum of Understanding inked between the two sides on October 24.

Indonesian Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Susi Pudjiastuti announced on October 20 that the country will sink dozens of foreign vessels conducting illegal fishing activities in its waters

Many seafood businesses of Vietnam have expressed their worries when there are only more than two months left before the US’s Seafood Import Monitoring Programmes (SIMP) takes effect.

The European Uunion (EU) is set to rule this month on the Vietnamese seafood industry’s compliance with its regulations on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and the US has just announced new rules relating to the same issue.

Vietnam’s export of seafood to the European Union (EU) may fall sharply or even face EU’s “yellow card” if the country cannot meet the EU’s requirements related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The south central province of Binh Thuan has taken actions to stop local fishermen fishing in foreign seas, a problem which has cropped up often recently.

Vietnam and Australia have agreed to set up long-term cooperation in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing under a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 24 within the framework of the APEC Food Security Week.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Thailand is promptly preparing all necessary procedures to bring nine Vietnamese fishermen home next week.

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has urged localities to promptly take measures to prevent Vietnamese fishermen from illegally fishing in foreign waters.