Lam Dong ramps up action to meet EC's IUU fishing-related recommendations
The central province of Lam Dong is exerting every effort to join Vietnam's efforts to achieve the early removal of the EC's "yellow card" warning.
The central province of Lam Dong is exerting every effort to join Vietnam's efforts to achieve the early removal of the EC's "yellow card" warning.
According to the Da Nang Department of Agriculture and Environment, 100% of fishing vessels measuring 15 metres or longer have installed VMS devices and completed mandatory vessel identification, significantly strengthening fisheries management and IUU fishing prevention.
To date, over 100 fisheries unions, solidarity groups and teams protecting national sovereignty and security at sea in Da Nang have signed commitments not to engage in IUU fishing.
Determined to have the EC’s “yellow card” warning lifted, Khanh Hoa has implemented drastic measures against IUU fishing in recent years.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered immediate measures to put an end to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in November.
The People’s Committee of the south-central province of Binh Thuan on July 7 asked agencies to strengthen supervision of fishing vessels that are likely to infringe on foreign waters as one of its drastic measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Strong measures must be taken to resolutely eradicate illegal fishing in foreign waters in order to address the European Commission (EC)’s warning against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, stressed Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.
Fishermen in the central coastal province of Nghe An have been striving to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in an effort to lift the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports.
Vietnam is striving to prevent, reduce and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in an effort to remove the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning as part of a scheme on IUU fishing prevention and control by 2025.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has taken synchronous measures in order to remove the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Vietnam next year.
The Prime Minister has issued a public dispatch ordering ministries and People’s Committees of 28 coastal provinces and centrally-run cities to further intensify measures to stop illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.