The delegation from the EP’s Committee on Fisheries inspect the factory of the Binh Dinh Fishery JSC (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) said a delegation from the European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on Fisheries visited Hanoi and coastal provinces from October 28 to November 2 to examine Vietnam’s efforts to fight illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU). The delegation led by Gabriel Mato, MEP and committee spokesperson, had high-level meeting with the Prime Minister, the Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, ministers, and officials from concerned agencies. After the fact-finding tour, the delegation spoke highly of Vietnam’s efforts and announced this on the media in Europe. The delegation heard about enforced measures and newly-passed laws and met with officials from the VASEP. They were provided with information about challenges and limitations facing the fisheries sector. They hailed Vietnamese functional agencies and related fishing association for involving in discussions in an open, frank, cooperative and constructive manner. They said considerable improvements in the Law on Fisheries would surely increase the capacity of addressing and stopping IUU in Vietnam’s seas. They visited new monitoring facilities, like the Fisheries Monitoring Centre in Hanoi and sea ports in Quy Nhon, Hai Phong and welcomed VASEP’s publication of the white book on IUU fighting in Vietnam. They talked about the challenges facing the country, like the over-capacity operation and resources abuse of the rapidly-developing processing sector, and weak legal awareness, monitoring policy and management that let fishermen… [Read full story]
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