Positive actions adopted to fight IUUVietNamNet Bridge – The Prime Minister has asked ministries and localities to boost control on unsafe seafood exports and remove poor quality aquaculture products that failed to conduct food safety regulations at import markets. Following the instruction, progressive actions and measures, as well as education programmes on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, have been held by local fishery associations, as positive solutions for the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning to Vietnam over IUU fishing last year. The yellow card is a warning measure, given to nations considered at risk of being deemed uncooperative in the fight against IUU fishing. He said more than 60 out of 100 businesses from VASEP have committed to fighting IUU fishing, and these positive actions will be clearly and publicly shown to the EC. The Government has approved an action plan to prevent, minimise and eliminate IUU fishing by 2025, set be issued later this month.

Source: VietNamNet News April 19, 2018 09:11 UTC