Vietnam hopes to get EC’s yellow card on fisheries removed by October
(VOVWORLD) - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has urged agencies and coastal localities to work harder and more resolutely to remove the European Commission’s yellow card on Vietnam’s fishing activities by October.
 Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang addresses the meeting on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Hanoi, June 1, 2023. (Photo: VNA) |
At a meeting in Hanoi on Thursday on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Mr. Quang said that if stronger measures are not taken, Vietnam may draw a red card, which means Vietnamese seafood will be banned from entering Europe.
He emphasized that IUU fishing harms both Vietnam’s seafood export and global image, and pointed a finger at the lack of effective solutions and lax management in some localities.