VOV.VN - Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính called on Belgium to soon ratify the EU–Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and support the European Commission’s removal of the IUU “yellow card” on Vietnamese seafood, during a reception in Hanoi for Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Karl Van Den Bossche.
Since the beginning of 2024, Ho Chi Minh City has removed the registration of 1,662 fishing vessels that were damaged, no longer operational, or ineligible under regulations.
VOV.VN - The Prime Minister has requested relevant ministries, agencies and coastal localities to take urgent and coordinated action to address outstanding shortcomings and secure the removal of the European Union’s “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood exports.
VOV.VN - As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, vessels of Coast Guard Region 1 once again take turns heading offshore to carry out assigned duties at sea and around designated islands.
As Vietnam steps up efforts to have the European Commission (EC)'s “yellow card” warning on illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted, adopting digital technology and data-driven management for fishing vessels has become a key solution to strengthen fisheries governance in marine capture activities.
In the central city of Da Nang, small fishing boats working in nearshore waters make up about 57% of the local fleet, putting significant strain on coastal resources and biodiversity, necessitating timely policies to support job transitions, remove non-compliant vessels, and encourage deep-sea fishing.
With strong determination to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” against Vietnamese seafood lifted, Quang Ninh province has rolled out resolute measures to strengthen fisheries management, strictly control vessel monitoring systems (VMS), and stringently deal with violations in seafood exploitation.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Ho Chi Minh City has been instructed to urgently review and handle all pending cases related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing by February 5.
VOV.VN - Vietnam desires to further strengthen comprehensive, substantive and effective cooperation with the European Union following the upgrading of bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told European Council President Antonio Costa.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, who heads the National Steering Committee on Combating Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, has chaired the committee’s 30th meeting during which he called for the improvement of the institutional framework, and strengthened management in the fight against IUU fishing.