Society

National Steering Committee on IUU Fishing Prevention set up

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the establishment of the National Steering Committee on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Prevention and Control.
National Steering Committee on IUU Fishing Prevention set up ảnh 1Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc approves establishment of National Steering Committee on IUU Fishing Prevention and Control - Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved theestablishment of the National Steering Committee on Illegal, Unreported, andUnregulated (IUU) Fishing Prevention and Control.

Under the decision, Deputy PrimeMinister Trinh Dinh Dung was named director of the committee, while Minister ofAgriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong is one of several deputy directors.

Members of the committee includecentral officials, provincial leaders and others.

The committee is expected to help theGovernment leader deal with important and inter-sectoral issues related to IUU fishing.

It is also responsible for urgingministries, sectors and localities to step up IUU fishing prevention to meetinternational practices and agreements which Vietnam has signed.

The Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment is the standing office of the committee which has theresponsibility for ensuring the committee’s operation and supervising theimplementation of IUU fishing prevention of other ministries, sectors andlocalities, and submitting reports on the results to the committee’s directorand the PM.

On October 23, 2017, the EC issued a"yellow card" warning to Vietnam, after the country failed todemonstrate sufficient progress in the fight against IUU fishing.

Countries that fail to meet ECstandards are given a "yellow card", followed by a "greencard" if the problems are resolved, or a "red card" if they arenot. A red card can lead to a trade ban on fishery products.

According to EC requirements, theVietnamese seafood sector had to implement nine recommendations, included revisionsof the legal framework to ensure compliance with international and regionalrules, applicable to the conservation and management of fisheries resources;ensuring the enforcement of the country’s revised laws; and strengtheningimplementation of international rules and management measures.

The EC also wanted Vietnam to issuesanctions against IUU fishing, which should be written in the revised Law onFisheries, and give concrete evidence proving Vietnam’s efforts in the fightagainst IUU fishing.-VNA
VNA
#Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc#IUU fishing#National Steering Committee#Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung#Vietnam#Vietnamplus#Vietnam News Agency
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

Aquaculture sector faces challenges

Aquaculture sector faces challenges

The aquaculture sector makes up nearly 10 bln USD in exports each year but the sector is facing several challenges, including the threat of completely losing markets for Vietnamese tra fish products.
Thanh Hoa: fishermen learn sea law

Thanh Hoa: fishermen learn sea law

A training course on legal regulations on seas and islands was held in the north central coastal province of Thanh Hoa on May 3, seeking to raise local fishermen’s awareness of abiding by the sea-related law and protecting sea resources.

See more

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

ASEAN’s goods, culinary culture promoted in Europe

The ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP) launched an "ASEAN Food Corner" on October 22, aiming to promote the culinary culture and introduce goods from ASEAN countries to consumers in the Czech Republic and Europe at large.

If the plan is approved, public employees will enjoy a continuous 9-day Tet break from January 25 to February 2 next year. (Photo: VNA)

2025 Lunar New Year holiday plan submitted to PM

The Ministry of Labour – Invalids and Social Affairs on October 22 submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister regarding the schedule for the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) – Vietnam’s largest traditional celebration – and other national holidays.

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Kien Giang continues to take firm stand against IUU fishing

The Standing Board of the Party Committee of southern Kien Giang province has called for strengthening the Party's leadership in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, part of a broader national effort to have the “yellow card” warning lifted by the European Commission (EC).

Yen Bai city in the northern province of Yen Bai is severely affected by Typhoon Yagi. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam receives EU’s humanitarian aid for Typhoon Yagi victims

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) Central Committee has received humanitarian response and early recovery support from the European Union and its member states through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)' Emergency Appeal to assist the Vietnamese people affected by Typhoon Yagi and its subsequent floodings.

Conscripted Vietnamese workers honoured with ceremony in France (Photo: VNA)

Conscripted Vietnamese workers honoured with ceremony in France

A solemn ceremony was held on October 20 in the southern city of Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture of France, to mark the 10th anniversary of the memorial dedicated to Indochinese workers who came to work in the Camargue region during World War II.

At the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between Bac Lieu and Uiseong county, Gyeongsangbuk-do province on sending local labourers to the RoK to work seasonally under the form of locality-to-locality collaboration between the two countries in the 2023 - 2027 period. (Photo: VNA)

Bac Lieu, Korean locality sign labour cooperation agreement

The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu on October 21 signed a cooperation agreement with Uiseong county, Gyeongsangbuk-do province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) on sending local labourers to the RoK to work seasonally under the form of locality-to-locality collaboration between the two countries in the 2023 - 2027 period.

(Photo: VNA)

Tien Giang strives to reduce poverty rate to 0.87% this year

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committees at all levels in the southern province of Tien Giang have collaborated with agencies and organisations to speed up social security programmes, aiming to reduce the province's poverty rate to 0.87% this year, said Vice President of the provincial VFF Committee Huynh Van Hai.

The Chinese sailor is rushed to FV (Franco-Vietnamese) Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City for treatment as soon as he is brought to the shore. (Photo: VNA)

Chinese sick sailor on vessel AMIS STAR provided with first aid

A ship from the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre (VMRCC) on October 20 provided first aid to critically-ill Chinese sailor on a Liberia-flagged vessel off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau before bringing him to the shore for further treatment.

At the meeting between Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang and UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam respects right to freedom of belief, religion: official

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang highlighted Vietnam’s consistent policy of respecting and protecting the right to freedom of belief and religion for all people, while meeting with UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif in his recent trip to Switzerland.