Catch certificate required for four aquatic species exported to Japan
VOV.VN - The Directorate of Fisheries recently sent an official dispatch to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) regarding the application of the catch certificate within the Japanese market.
According to the announcement made by the Japanese Embassy in Vietnam, competent Japanese agencies will require a catch certificate for four species, including squid and cuttle fish; Pacific saury, Cololabis spp.; Mackerel, Scomber spp., and Sardine, Sardinops spp. when imported into Japan.
Moving forward, the East Asian nation is set to apply these regulations from December 1.
Japan represents the second largest market for Vietnamese seafood. Last year’s seafood exports to the Japanese market reached more than US$1.3 billion, duly accounting for 14.9% of the nation’s total seafood export value.
The first two months of this year saw seafood exports to Japan hit US$210 million, a year-on-year rise of 16%.