Try to remove "yellow card" from the beginning of the year
Multiple solutions put forth to develop fishing industry | |
Fishery sector seizes opportunities to boost exports | |
EP official discuss lifting ‘yellow card’, lorry deaths |
Only one fishing vessel violated, Vietnam also could not remove the "yellow card". Source: Internet. |
"Erasing" violating fishing vessels
The EC Delegation of the General Affairs Department on Marine and Fisheries Affairs came to Vietnam for a second inspection of the implementation of recommendations related to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities from November 5 to 14, 2019.On November 19, 2019, Vietnam received a notice of comments for the contents: tested and Vietnam will have an additional six months to consider removing the "yellow card". The EC inspection team confirmed: Vietnam has made progress compared to the first inspection (May 2018) and is on the right track. This is reflected in the fact that Vietnam has initially implemented the Fisheries Law and its actual guiding documents.
In the early days of 2020, talking with reporters of the Customs Newspaper onremoving the "yellow card" for Vietnamese seafood, Tran Dinh Luan, Director General of the General Department of Fisheries (MARD), affirmed that:The key is to solve the problem of Vietnamese fishing vessels illegally fishing in foreign waters. Theoretically, if Vietnam only has one fishing vessel violating, the ability to withdraw the "yellow card" is very difficult. This is because when Vietnamese fishing vessels violate, countries will respond directly to the EU, using non-governmental organizations to pressure the EU.
Recently, one of the problems when dealing with illegal fishing boats in foreign waters is that there are localities that are not really strict. When detecting a violation, it is not necessary to immediately sanction the culprit, leave the situation prolonged or not impose a heavy fine so that people change. Luan said: “One of the EC recommendations for Vietnam is to organize synchronous treatment in all 28 coastal provinces and cities. For example, the same act of violation must be treated the same and severely punished. Next, the localities must make a list of ships at risk offishing illegally to manage them.”
The Head of the Directorate of Fisheries said: The 6-month period that EC extended means a lot ofpressure. During the past two years, the whole sector has been trying to develop the Fisheries Law, decrees, circulars. Making laws at the central level only makes it easy to focus. Currently entering the actual implementation process, the 28 coastal provinces and cities must be synchronized equally. Meanwhile, the perceptions and practices of the localities are not the same, it is possible that the situation in this province will stretch and the fishing vessels violating will goto other provinces. That is a great challenge.
“In fact, when fishing boats are caughtfishing illegally they usually take at least one pair, or four to five. As such, illegal fishing must be organized only at the grassroots level. Local responsibility and decisiveness play an extremely important role. The government has to propagate and mobilize the situation to look forward to solving the root of the problem,” Luan emphasized.
Doing good traceability
In addition to thoroughly solving the situation of illegal fishing vessels, completing the installation of monitoring equipment and good traceability are also important factors for Vietnam to remove the "yellow card" in the near future.
Tran Dinh Luan said a ship is worth tens of billion of dong, so a few tens of millions moreto install equipment is not too high. The problem is people's consciousness. At present, the local solution is to check all the regulations when checking the ship and see if the ship has installed monitoring equipment. If the ship is not completed by the registration time, it will not be registered, meaning it will not be allowed to sail. “Currently, the ships from 15m to less than 24m withinstalled monitoring equipment is 30%. If the ship does not install cruise control equipment, it is determined that the ship will not be registered, registered and not set sail,” Luan said.
Traceability today is also a problem that is difficult to identify. Fishery enterprises struggle against strict regulations to prove that imports or purchases at sea must have clear origins. Currently, the EC is requesting amendments to Circular 21/2018/TT-BNNPTNT regulating the recording, submission of reports, diaries of fishery exploitation; publish the fishing port designation certifying the origin of aquatic products from exploitation; list of illegal fishing vessels; certify raw materials, certify the catches to ensure the best content of traceability.
Willingness to work with the EC Delegation on seafood yellow card VCN - Vietnam has implemented synchronous solutions according to nine recommendations of the European Commission (EC) inspection team ... |
"During the first six months of the year, the whole industry will focus on key solutions, both in terms of propaganda and timely handling to prevent infringing fishing vessels in foreign waters; ensure the schedule of installing cruise monitoring equipment andtraceability. In the long term, to ensure the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, the issues raised are restructuring of the industry; investigating resources; restructure fleets and trades accordingly; reducing exploitation intensity, increasing conservation; and developing aquaculture,” Luan added.
Related News
Vietnam's exports to Canada lead among CPTPP countries
09:41 | 25/04/2024 Headlines
Rubber exports are flourishing, promising potential
17:51 | 20/04/2024 Import-Export
Opportunity for a high open economy like Vietnam
15:56 | 19/04/2024 Headlines
Considering request to anti-dumping investigation on imported hot-rolled HRC steel
10:03 | 08/04/2024 Import-Export
Latest News
Enterprises want clearer regulations on seafood production
14:05 | 26/04/2024 Import-Export
Vietnam ranks fifth among aquatic product suppliers for Singapore
13:53 | 26/04/2024 Import-Export
Forum seeks to increase PPP investment effectiveness
13:48 | 25/04/2024 Import-Export
Linking businesses with cooperatives to increase the value chain
09:42 | 25/04/2024 Import-Export
More News
Vietnam has a trade deficit of over US$17 billion with China
15:34 | 24/04/2024 Import-Export
Tra fish export to UAE jumps 67% in Q1
13:46 | 24/04/2024 Import-Export
Pepper prices continue increase trend
13:44 | 24/04/2024 Import-Export
More efforts needed to maintain export growth to China: Insiders
13:55 | 23/04/2024 Import-Export
It is expected that there are higher orders and revenue in the second quarter from European businesses
09:31 | 23/04/2024 Import-Export
Vietnamese rice prices on the hike
15:08 | 22/04/2024 Import-Export
FDI flow into garment and textile sector bounces back
15:06 | 22/04/2024 Import-Export
Investors play a key role in developing the industrial park system
10:38 | 22/04/2024 Headlines
Find ways to a corporation for businesses in industrial parks
10:38 | 22/04/2024 Import-Export
Your care
Enterprises want clearer regulations on seafood production
14:05 | 26/04/2024 Import-Export
Vietnam ranks fifth among aquatic product suppliers for Singapore
13:53 | 26/04/2024 Import-Export
Forum seeks to increase PPP investment effectiveness
13:48 | 25/04/2024 Import-Export
Linking businesses with cooperatives to increase the value chain
09:42 | 25/04/2024 Import-Export
Vietnam has a trade deficit of over US$17 billion with China
15:34 | 24/04/2024 Import-Export