VOV.VN - Vietnam expects the European Union will help the country develop its marine economy, including aquaculture and fishing, as well as marine transport logistics.
VOV.VN - Tra fish (pangasius) exports recorded impressive growth during the initial 10 months of the year, with turnover exceeding the US$2.2 billion mark.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked coastal localities to coordinate in handling the fishing boats that lose contact with the vessel monitoring system (VMS) for more than 10 days at sea.
VOV.VN - As many as 303 Sri Lankan people on board Myanmar-flagged fishing vessel LADY R3 have been rescued by the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center (MRCC Vietnam) and other foreign forces.
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) and the China Coast Guard (CCG) have completed a joint patrol in the waters adjacent to the demarcation line in the Gulf of Tonkin from November 3 to 5.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will work with relevant ministries, agencies and localities to strengthen patrols, inspections and control at sea to prevent vessels from infringing foreign waters, and take thorough solutions to violations.
The planning of fishing ports will be a fulcrum for the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has said.
Boat SAR 412 of the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre on October 30 safely towed a fishing vessel with 13 fishermen onboard, which was in distress at sea off the coast of central Quang Tri province to Da Nang city and handed it over to authorities.
Vietnam still has a lot of things to do to have the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Vietnamese seafood removed, according to Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) Nguyen Chu Hoi.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh affirmed Vietnam’s all-out efforts to fight and eradicate illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing while meeting with an inspection delegation of the European Commission (EC) in Hanoi on October 28.