As a delegation from the European Commission (EC) is set to visit Vietnam to assess efforts against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, HCM City is accelerating efforts to complete fleet management and compile dossiers and data in a bid to help remove the EC’s “yellow card” on Vietnamese seafood exports.

Local authorities and relevant forces in the central city of Da Nang are stepping up efforts to tighten the management of fishing vessels as part of the locality’s push to address illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and have the European Commission’s yellow card against Vietnamese seafood exports removed.

VOV.VN - The export of Vietnamese seafood is anticipated to grow by 10 – 15% in 2025, building on gains recorded in 2024, according to the Vietnam Association of Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s seafood exports in October are estimated to reach more than US$1 billion, representing a sharp rise of 28% against the same period last year for the first time since June 2022, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - China has surpassed the United States to become Vietnam’s largest seafood export market with turnover reaching US$1.33 billion during the nine-month period, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports to the United States during the opening two-month period of the year surged by 22.1% to US$188.5 million against the same period from last year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - With aquatic exports to the United States and the EU encountering difficulties, China is projected to become the target market for Vietnamese fisheries products in 2024 - 2025, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese seafood exports to Australia reached US$29.24 million in August, up 13.4% from the previous month and up 3.04% compared to August last year, showing signs of rebound from previous months, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

The Government Office has issued a document announcing Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang's directions made at his recent teleconference with leaders of 13 Mekong Delta localities, requesting more aggressive actions to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.

VOV.VN - The Czech Republic considers Vietnam its most important partner in Southeast Asia and wants to ramp up cooperation with Vietnam in all fields, Prime Minister Petr Fiala told his host, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, during their talks in Hanoi on April 21.