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Thanh Hoa urged to drastically carry out EC’s IUU fishing-related recommendations

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has requested the central-coastal province of Thanh Hoa to take more drastic measures to implement the European Commission (EC)’s recommendations on the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Thanh Hoa urged to drastically carry out EC’s IUU fishing-related recommendations ảnh 1Fishing vessels (Photo: VNA)
Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Phung Duc Tien has requested the central-coastal province of ThanhHoa to take more drastic measures to implement the European Commission (EC)’srecommendations on the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU)fishing.

Tien, who is deputy head of the National Steering Committeeon IUU Fishing, had a working session on March 21 with Thanh Hoa’s leadingofficials, during which he said the EC plans to send a delegation toinspect Vietnam’s implementation of its recommendations in the second quarterof 2022 and make new recommendationsfor the roadmap to remove the commission’s “yellow card” warning related to IUUfishing.

The official asked Thanh Hoa to step up disseminations toraise public awareness of this issue, quickly perfect and update data of vesselmonitoring systems (VMS) for ships with a length of at least 15 metres, and paymore attention to maritime conservation in fishery development.

The province was also required to impose stricter administrativepunishments on violating vessels.

Thanh Hoa urged to drastically carry out EC’s IUU fishing-related recommendations ảnh 2An overview of the working session. (Photo: VNA)
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le DucGiang proposed the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development soon submit tothe Prime Minister for approval of the planning on fishery exploitation andprotection for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, and another on thefishing port and mooring field systems for the 2021-2030 period with a visionto 2050./.
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