The WWF Vietnam’s decision was made following the petition from the Vietnamese Fisheries General Department for the removal of the fish.
However, the WWF Vietnam said that it is not sure whether the decision would receive approval from the WWF Global.
Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Head of the Fisheries General Department, announced that the agency would hold dialogues with the WWF on the reason why it put the fish on the Red List and work out final conclusion.
He asserted that the WWF has made groundless assessment on Vietnam’s tra fish which is a key national-scale product.
According to Tuan, it is necessary to collect huge statistic data in order to assess such a product.
The MARD suggested the WWF Vietnam, a member of the WWF Global, early figure out specific criteria on which the WWF used to put Vietnam’s tra fish on the Red List.
As reported earlier, Mark Powell, head of the WWF would arrive in Vietnam to answer questions on technical measures and process that led to the Fund’s action.
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