EC team to visit Vietnam over IUU control in October
HCMC – An inspection team of the European Commission (EC) will visit Vietnam to examine illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the country for the fourth time in October this year, instead of May as planned. The EC has informed the Department of Fisheries at the Ministry of
Vietnam announces plan to combat illegal fishing practices
HCMC – Vietnam has begun to act against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices to shed seafood export restrictions imposed by the European Union. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on February 20 announced its plan to fight IUU fishing within 180 days before the
Vietnam steps up IUU fishing fight
HCMC – Vietnam is intensifying the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing practices just ahead of the fourth Vietnam visit by European Commission (EC) inspectors. Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision providing guidelines for combatting IUU fishing,
PM seeks removal of yellow card on Vietnam’s fishery
HCMC – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the European Union (EU) to remove its yellow card on Vietnam’s seafood exports and approve the European Union-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement. The request was made while he was attending a summit celebrating the 45th anniversary of the
EU’s yellow card continues affecting Vietnam’s seafood exports
CAN THO – Seafood exports to the EU had reached US$1 billion in the year to September, but fish catch contributed only a minor part of the amount as a result of the European Commission’s (EC) yellow card. Data from the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed Vietnam earned some US$3.4 billion