A fishing vessel of Vietnam in Ha Tien sea (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has carried outcomprehensive measures as recommended by the European Commission (EC) to removea “yellow card” warning from the commission on Vietnamese seafood, according toDeputy General Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’sDirectorate of Fisheries Nguyen Quang Hung.
A national steering board on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishingprevention and control was established to facilitate direction from central- tolocal-level authorities, he said, stressing 28 coastal cities and provinces havealso established inspection groups at fishing ports, and implemented decreesand circulars related to the Fisheries Law in 2017, as well as measures tofight against illegal fishing.
Hung added the moves have resulted in a better control of local fishing vesselswhile facilitating the traceability of seafood products.
Most recently, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the Ministry ofDefence to work with competent ministries and sectors to outline measures aimedat preventing and eliminating illegal fishing in foreign waters. In fact, thereis no vessel trespassing into waters of Pacific Ocean countries. However, manyships still fish in unidentified and overlapping waters with Cambodia,Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Hung underlined that his ministry and the directorate have intensifiednegotiations with the EC so that it can thoroughly see Vietnam’s efforts inhandling IUU fishing in the past time.
As suggested by the EC, Vietnam has worked to complete the revision of the legalframework to ensure compliance with international and regional rules applied tothe conservation and management of fisheries resources. Meanwhile, theFisheries Law lays important foundation for the effective law enforcement atsea.
Regarding international cooperation, Vietnam has boosted collaboration withregional countries, and set up hot lines to settle sea-related issues. Besides,Vietnam has proactively attended international forums to enhance fisheriescooperation and exchange experience in IUU prevention.
In a bid to meet EC’s requirement on sustainable fisheries exploitation, theSoutheast Asian country has set fishing quota for coastal areas, onshore areaand offshore area.
Hailing efforts by localities to remove the “yellow card”, Hung said thecoastal cities and provinces have issued documents and promote communicationson the Prime Minister’s plan as well as the agriculture ministry’s direction toraise fishermen’s awareness of sustainable fisheries exploitation and IUUfishing.
The localities will complete the installation of voyage supervision equipmentfor fishing vessels to better manage the local fishing fleet.
Touching on measures to lift “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood, Hungsaid that the Government should map re-planning for fisheries sector andfishing port system, and increase investment in fishing port infrastructure.
He laid a special stress on the importance of improving local fishermen’sawareness of IUU fishing, saying localities should further communications workand mobilise fishermen to abide by legal regulations./.
A national steering board on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishingprevention and control was established to facilitate direction from central- tolocal-level authorities, he said, stressing 28 coastal cities and provinces havealso established inspection groups at fishing ports, and implemented decreesand circulars related to the Fisheries Law in 2017, as well as measures tofight against illegal fishing.
Hung added the moves have resulted in a better control of local fishing vesselswhile facilitating the traceability of seafood products.
Most recently, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung asked the Ministry ofDefence to work with competent ministries and sectors to outline measures aimedat preventing and eliminating illegal fishing in foreign waters. In fact, thereis no vessel trespassing into waters of Pacific Ocean countries. However, manyships still fish in unidentified and overlapping waters with Cambodia,Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Hung underlined that his ministry and the directorate have intensifiednegotiations with the EC so that it can thoroughly see Vietnam’s efforts inhandling IUU fishing in the past time.
As suggested by the EC, Vietnam has worked to complete the revision of the legalframework to ensure compliance with international and regional rules applied tothe conservation and management of fisheries resources. Meanwhile, theFisheries Law lays important foundation for the effective law enforcement atsea.
Regarding international cooperation, Vietnam has boosted collaboration withregional countries, and set up hot lines to settle sea-related issues. Besides,Vietnam has proactively attended international forums to enhance fisheriescooperation and exchange experience in IUU prevention.
In a bid to meet EC’s requirement on sustainable fisheries exploitation, theSoutheast Asian country has set fishing quota for coastal areas, onshore areaand offshore area.
Hailing efforts by localities to remove the “yellow card”, Hung said thecoastal cities and provinces have issued documents and promote communicationson the Prime Minister’s plan as well as the agriculture ministry’s direction toraise fishermen’s awareness of sustainable fisheries exploitation and IUUfishing.
The localities will complete the installation of voyage supervision equipmentfor fishing vessels to better manage the local fishing fleet.
Touching on measures to lift “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood, Hungsaid that the Government should map re-planning for fisheries sector andfishing port system, and increase investment in fishing port infrastructure.
He laid a special stress on the importance of improving local fishermen’sawareness of IUU fishing, saying localities should further communications workand mobilise fishermen to abide by legal regulations./.
VNA
