Since 2019, fishing vessels in the south-central province of Phu Yen have been avoiding the illegal exploitation of aquatic products in foreign waters, Deputy General Director of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Directorate of Fisheries (DoF) Nguyen Quang Hung told the Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview.
Stronger investment into processing by-products of tra fish will be a way for Vietnam to optimise their huge potential and values amid the expanding tra fish sector, according to experts.
Installing Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) equipment and supervising their operations play an important role in removing the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will work with relevant ministries, agencies and localities to strengthen patrols, inspections and control at sea to prevent vessels from infringing foreign waters, and take thorough solutions to violations.
A delegation of agriculture, defence, and public security officials visited Khanh Hoa on September 30 - October 1 to inspect the south central province’s efforts against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.