Vietnam has made suitable efforts to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while striving to negotiate to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” removed.

Vietnam has shown high determination in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” against its fisheries sector removed, with many achievements and positive changes recorded since 2017, commented Nguyen Anh Thu, a researcher of the Blue Security Fellowship programme at Australia’s La Trobe University.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang on June 17 ordered stakeholders to step up communications work to raise public awareness against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and mete out harsh punishment on illegal fishing in foreign waters.

A senior Party official has demanded full awareness, full action, and full determination be made to have the “yellow card” warning over illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted this year.

A forum on agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and the Czech Republic was held in Hanoi on March 20 on the occasion of Czech Minister of Agriculture Marek Vyborny’s visit to Vietnam from March 18 – 20.

More challenges are expected for Vietnam’s aquaculture exports in 2024, according to Tran Dinh Luan, General Director of the Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Vietnam’s aquatic product exports will experience only a slight recovery in the first half of this year due to market volatility and a host of challenges to the global economy, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh has mobilised the participation of the entire political system to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in a bid to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports lifted.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised the need to enhance determination and efforts to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood removed in the fifth round of inspection next year, for the benefit of the country and the people and to develop a sustainable, responsible, and internationally integrated fishery industry.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is keen to strengthen ties and investment links with Dutch businesses in high-tech fields locally, as well as in industries where Vietnam has needs and the Netherlands has strengths, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh