Ho Chi Minh City will take a firm stance in handling vessels involved in illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, with the goal of having the European Commission’s “yellow card” lifted, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Bui Minh Thanh affirmed.

VOV.VN - Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang highlighted Vietnam’s consistent stance and ongoing efforts to prevent, combat, and strictly manage illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing at the ministry’s regular press briefing on November 6 in Hanoi.

Provinces across the Mekong Delta are intensifying coordinated measures to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as part of nationwide efforts to have the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood lifted.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has tasked the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE) with drafting a proactive negotiation and engagement plan with the European Commission (EC), with detailed responsibilities for central and local agencies.

Authorities have detained two fishing vessels from Khanh Hoa province for violating regulations on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, part of ongoing efforts to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” warning lifted.

Hai Phong is emerging as one of Vietnam’s front runners in tackling illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, from strict control over its fishing fleet, enhanced voyage monitoring, to traceability and sustainable management of marine resources.

The Coast Guard Region 3 Command has launched a peak campaign to strengthen patrols, inspections, and law enforcement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia has recently conducted a consular visit to 11 Vietnamese fishermen detained for illegal fishing in Sabah state as part of the efforts to protect Vietnamese citizens abroad and lift the European Council’s yellow card warning on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has called for the rapid completion of a comprehensive national fisheries management database to strengthen monitoring of fishing activities and demonstrate Vietnam’s determination to eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session on October 28 with Vietnamese ambassadors to ASEAN and regional countries sharing maritime borders with Vietnam, including Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.