Nghe An cracks down on unlicensed fishing practices
The central province of Nghe An is taking steps to address problems in its fishing industry, aiming to have the "yellow card" warning by the European Commission lifted.
Fishing vessels in Dien Chau, Nghe An (Photo; VNA)
Nghe An (VNA)– The centralඣ province 🎃of Nghe An is taking steps to address problems in its fishing industry, aiming to have the "yellow card" warning by the European Commission lifted.
As of April 30, Nghe An successfully registered 2,318 out of its 3,462 fishing vessels, achieving 90.37%. Additionally, all of them are now included in the Vnfishbase database.
A total of 935 fishing vessels, representing 86.18% of those required to be certified, obtained valid food safety certificates. Notably, all active fishing vessels are now certified.
The province boasts a 96.95% success rate in equipping fishing vessels with voyage monitoring systems, with 1,052 out of the 1,085 vessels now compliant.
The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is working closely with the Border Guard, authorities of coastal districts and townships to educate fishermen and fishing companies on the proper use of the electronic catch documentation and traceability (eCDT) system, and intensify inspection on fishing vessels entering and exiting estuaries.
Vessels that have lost their voyage monitoring system connection since January 25, along with unregistered, unlicensed, and unauthorised vessels, will face strict fines.
Nghe An boasts a coastline of over 82km, granting it significant potential for seafood production. Its annual seafood exploitation output nears 200,000 tonnes, with nearly 17,000 workers employed in the fishing sector during peak seasons./.
The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has taken a lot of concerted measures to raise fishermen’s awareness of regulations related to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing prevention and control.
The south-central province of Binh Dinh has shown a strong determination in handling any fishing vessels that have no registration, fishing licences and certificates proving their seaworthiness (“three no's” fishing vessels), as part of the efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Competent ministries, sectors and localities should continue efforts to lift the European Commission’s “yellow card” against the Vietnamese seafood products for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as an inspection team of the commission will visit Vietnam soon, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan.
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