Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Directorate of Fisheries is implementing softwareand piloting the electronic traceability for seafood products to meet Statemanagement and market requirements.
Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy director of the Directorate of Fisheries under theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development said the directoratehas been using paper-based records of traceability for catchingfishery products on the sea.
However, that has taken time and not ensured the accuracy during fillinginformation for the traceability, including region and volume of catching fish,he said.
Fishermen have also complained that in the bad weather, they havehad difficulties in completing the documents. In addition, record keeping isalso not convenient.
To solve this problem, the Directorate of Fisheries is developingelectronic traceability software and will pilot it in a number of localitiessuch as Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen.
The traceability software is expected to apply to fishing activities nationwideover the next three years, the Nong thonNgay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper reported.
The electronic fishing dairy and the traceability software will improve theaccuracy and convenience in completing information about traceability forseafood products and managing that information, Hung said.
The directorate will also train fishermen, fishing port management systems andfisheries sub-departments in 28 provinces to use that software.
He said the traceability of fishery products is now compulsoryaccording to the needs of the market. It is also one of the mandatoryrequirements to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUUfishing) of the European Union.
Domestic consumers also need transparency in traceability of seafood productsfrom the supply to stages of processing and consumption.
Vietnam has carried out the traceability of seafood products sincethe Law on Fisheries 2003 was introduced with the requirement that records mustbe kept in diaries to serve the traceability of products.
The fishery sector has had 57 fishing ports eligible to grant certification ontraceability of seafood products. They have asked fishermen to keep a diarywhile at sea and vessels purchasing fish to have reports from fishing vessels.Arriving at the port, the port management agencies would confirm origin of theseafood products. Then, the Fisheries Sub-Department will certify origin beforeexporting or selling to the market, Hung said./.
Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy director of the Directorate of Fisheries under theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development said the directoratehas been using paper-based records of traceability for catchingfishery products on the sea.
However, that has taken time and not ensured the accuracy during fillinginformation for the traceability, including region and volume of catching fish,he said.
Fishermen have also complained that in the bad weather, they havehad difficulties in completing the documents. In addition, record keeping isalso not convenient.
To solve this problem, the Directorate of Fisheries is developingelectronic traceability software and will pilot it in a number of localitiessuch as Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen.
The traceability software is expected to apply to fishing activities nationwideover the next three years, the Nong thonNgay nay (Countryside Today) newspaper reported.
The electronic fishing dairy and the traceability software will improve theaccuracy and convenience in completing information about traceability forseafood products and managing that information, Hung said.
The directorate will also train fishermen, fishing port management systems andfisheries sub-departments in 28 provinces to use that software.
He said the traceability of fishery products is now compulsoryaccording to the needs of the market. It is also one of the mandatoryrequirements to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUUfishing) of the European Union.
Domestic consumers also need transparency in traceability of seafood productsfrom the supply to stages of processing and consumption.
Vietnam has carried out the traceability of seafood products sincethe Law on Fisheries 2003 was introduced with the requirement that records mustbe kept in diaries to serve the traceability of products.
The fishery sector has had 57 fishing ports eligible to grant certification ontraceability of seafood products. They have asked fishermen to keep a diarywhile at sea and vessels purchasing fish to have reports from fishing vessels.Arriving at the port, the port management agencies would confirm origin of theseafood products. Then, the Fisheries Sub-Department will certify origin beforeexporting or selling to the market, Hung said./.
VNA
