Vietnam aims to remove Europe-imposed fishing ‘yellow card’

Fishermen in Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa Province prepare for the new year’s fishing trip. - Voetnam News/ANN

HANOI, Feb 6 (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam’s ministries and sectors have been pushing measures to complete the goal of removing the Europe-imposed ‘yellow card’ for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in 2022 and 2023.

If IUU fishing is not resolved, Vietnam will be identified as a non-cooperative country and most likely be given a ‘red card,’ a measure that causes all fishery products from IUU fishing to be banned from export to the EU.