18-06-2024 16:41
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.
18-03-2024 16:18
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has focused on strictly monitoring the output and origin tracing of catches at fishing ports in the locality in preparation for the 5th inspection of the European Commission (EC) on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing at the end of the second quarter of 2024.
12-03-2024 17:09
Authorities of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have so far this year handled 33 violations of regulations against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, mostly those related to vessel monitoring system (VMS), according to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
05-03-2024 10:48
The Vietnamese government is intensifying a crackdown on unregulated fishing, in a bid to abide with regulations set in the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement and the Food and Agriculture Organization.
19-01-2024 19:17
The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) has turned to the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) over concerns that despite inflation being contained in the world’s major economies and the global recession bottoming out, the ensuing recovery has proceeded at a snail’s pace, with global seafood consumption particularly affected.
18-10-2023 14:57
Officials from the European Commission are working with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Vietnam’s efforts to put paid to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing so as to boost seafood exports to Europe.
11-08-2023 08:00
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has asked localities to closely control the entry and exit of fishing vessels at ports, and prevent unqualified fishing vessels from exploitation activities, thus making thorough preparations for the fourth on-site inspection by the European Commission (EC) in this October.
12-04-2023 15:59
The south central coastal province of Binh Dinh has issued a plan to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing till 2025.
21-03-2023 15:40
The central province of Quang Tri has been developing fisheries in a modern and sustainable manner and fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).
13-03-2023 16:28
Phu Quoc island city, along with other coastal localities in the southern province of Kien Giang, has been concertedly rolling out solutions and exerting great efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
10-03-2023 16:14
The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will set up three inter-sectoral checkpoints at sea to supervise the operation of fishing vessels in an effort to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
02-12-2022 17:00
With the right approach and modifications, Vietnam should be able to have its yellow card for unregulated fishing removed, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said.
01-11-2022 12:09
The European Commission (EC) acknowledges Vietnam's efforts to limit illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and over the next six months will continue evaluating IUU guidelines in the country.
16-10-2022 20:45
Vietnam has been doing its utmost to fight Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in an attempt to lift the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against its seafood exports and avoid a “red card” which could lead to a trade ban.
11-09-2022 16:51
The yellow-card warning is an opportunity for Vietnam’s fisheries sector, the business community, and fishermen to turn into responsible and sustainable fisheries.