Vietnam makes suitable efforts to prevent IUU fishing: WTO expert
Vietnam has made suitable efforts to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while striving to negotiate to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” removed, a counsel at the Advisory Centre on WTO Law told the Vietnam News Agency.
Fishing vessels' operation is closely monitored. (Photo: VNA)
Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam has made suitable efforts to clamp down on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while striving to negotiate to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” removed, a counsel at the Advisory Centre on WTO Law told the Vietnam News Agency.
According to Christian Vidal-León, who previously worked as a dispute settlement lawyer in both the Legal Affairs and the Appellate Body Secretariat of the WTO, over the past six years, the Vietnamese Government has issued a number of related documents, and aligned the European Union’s recommendations with the Law on Fisheries, including the Government’s decision to issue an action plan on fighting IUU fishing in 2023.
Fishing in the Southeast Asian region is always challenging, he said, highlighting the fight is significant to the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, including Vietnam's.
Vidal-León said the EU has also pledged to support Thailand in the implementation ♋of the new IUU fishing law following the EC's delisting of Thailand from the group of “warned countries” in 2019 as the Southeast Asian country had effectively adjusted and s♑upplemented laws in accordance with the commission’s standards./.
Vietnam has shown high determination in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing to have the European Commission’s “yellow card” against its fisheries sector removed, with many achievements and positive changes recorded since 2017, commented Nguyen Anh Thu, a researcher of the Blue Security Fellowship programme at Australia’s La Trobe University.
Combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a crucial and long-term task which needs to continue, with the active participation of the whole political system and people of all classes, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien said on June 19.
The People’s Committee of Binh Thuan on June 10 held a meeting with localities to implement solutions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the south-central province.
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