IUU

Can Vietnam's Fisheries Pass the IUU Inspection in April 2024?

09:54 | 23/02/2024 Import-Export

VCN - The fifth inspection in April 2024 represents a pivotal opportunity for Vietnam to address the EC's "yellow card" warning.

Improve the efficiency of fisheries management at fishing ports to soon remove the IUU "yellow card"

10:39 | 05/12/2023 Import-Export

VCN - There are currently about 11,210 unregistered ships, updated on VNFisbase, a decrease of 3,393 ships compared to December 2022 due to damage and no longer physically existing locally. Besides, the total number of quotas determined and announced is 8

Vietnam seriously implements EC recommendations in IUU fishing combat: Ministry

15:05 | 12/10/2023 Headlines

Vietnam has seriously implemented recommendations made by the European Commission (EC) to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

Complete steps to combat IUU fishing and accelerate seafood exports

16:59 | 01/10/2023 Import-Export

VCN - According to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP), after the EC inspection in October 2022, Vietnam has made efforts to implement 4 groups of EC recommendations to combat IUU fishing and remove " yellow card” warnings i

Slow removal of IUU "yellow card", loss of many millions of dollars

16:11 | 19/09/2023 Import-Export

VCN - The EC's IUU "yellow card" has constantly declined Vietnam's seafood exports to this market from 2017 until now. Comparing the export results of 2017-2019, after 2 years of being affected by the IUU "yellow card", seafood export turnover to the EU m

Localities urged to take drastic measures against IUU fishing

14:48 | 04/08/2023 Headlines

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has asked localities to take strong measures to fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and prepare for the visit by the European Commission’s inspection team in October to assess Vietnam’s progress in combating IUU fishing.

The radical solution to removing the IUU "yellow card"

11:08 | 24/06/2023 Headlines

VCN - Combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing is highly relevant to exports. Especially in the current context, export activities in general and seafood export, in particular, are facing many difficulties.

Vietnam active in IUU combat

15:23 | 16/03/2023 Headlines

Vietnam’s coast guards have been working closely with localities to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU) with concerted measures over the past years.

Kien Giang implements 180-day IUU fishing combat drive

19:37 | 04/02/2023 Import-Export

The southern coastal province of Kien Giang province is focusing on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 180 days, from December 2022 to May 2023, to contribute to the country’s efforts to have the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Vietnamese seafood removed.

The Coast Guard resolutely handles violations in IUU fishing

09:54 | 21/11/2022 Import-Export

VCN - The EC's "yellow card" warning for Vietnam's caught seafood products has not been removed. The risk of withdrawing the "red card" is very large if no more drastic and synchronous solution exists.

Seafood exporters are worried about IUU

10:31 | 29/09/2022 Import-Export

Vietnam's seafood processing and export enterprises are making efforts to fulfill the partners’ requirements, overcoming concerns about illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

EC’s upcoming visit to Vietnam to review IUU fishing fight

15:54 | 06/09/2022 Import-Export

Officials from the European Commission (EC) will visit Vietnam again this October to check measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in coastal areas, according to an official from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Vietnam Directorate of Fisheries (VDF).

Striving to remove IUU "yellow card" in 2022-2023

10:32 | 15/07/2022 Import-Export

VCN - In May 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development submitted to the Government for consideration a scheme to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing for the period 2022-2025, with a vision to 2030, to remove the "yellow card".

Vietnam boosts satellite-based vessel monitoring to eradicate IUU fishing

20:19 | 18/03/2022 Headlines

Installing vessel monitoring systems (VMS) is one of the important measures the European Commission (EC) recommended for Vietnam to remove the EC’s “yellow card” warning against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

EC practically inspects the situation of overcoming the IUU "Yellow Card" in the first quarter of 2022

09:45 | 05/11/2021 Import-Export

VCN - Talking to Customs News, Nguyen Quang Hung, Deputy Director of the General Department of Fisheries (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) said that it is expected that in the first quarter of 2022, the European Commission (EC) will examine