Border guards exert efforts to have E.C.’s “yellow card” warning against seafood removed

Such activities have helped raise fishermen’s awareness of observing provisions of law and at the same time created favorable conditions for fishermen to hold on to the sea to develop their business and local economy.

This May, the inspection team of the E.C. is scheduled to conduct its fifth inspection. Vietnam hopes that the results will contribute to E.C.’s lifting of its “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafood. However, the removal of the “yellow card” warning is based on the outcomes of the fight against illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing that the country has been carrying out.

Below are photos of activities to fight IUU fishing.

Troops from Song Doc Border Checkpoint under the Ca Mau provincial Border Guard Command disseminate information about anti-IUU fishing among fishermen.

An officer from Naval Squadron 2 of the Soc Trang provincial Border Guard Command gives leaflets on IUU fishing prevention and control to fishermen in Tran De district.

Troops from the Ba Ria - Vung Tau provincial Border Guard Command patrol, inspect and disseminate information about anti-IUU fishing in the command-managed waters.

An officer from Tan Thanh Border Post under the Binh Thuan provincial Border Guard Command provides local fishermen with regulations on anti-IUU fishing.

An officer from Son Tra Border Post under Da Nang city Border Guard Command checks the vessel-monitoring-system (VMS) on a fishing trawler before its departure.

Officers from a checkpoint of Nhat Le Border Post under the Quang Binh provincial Border Guard Command encourage fishing trawlers’ owners to observe commitment to anti-IUU fishing.

Source: baobienphong

Translated by Mai Huong