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Vietnam accelerates reforms to lift EU fisheries yellow card
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Vietnam fisheries accelerates reforms to lift EU fisheries yellow card
Vietnam is intensifying nationwide measures to address the European Commission’s “yellow‑card” warning over illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In late July, Lam Dong province reported that it had completed 87.5 % 87.5% of the tasks set out in the Prime Minister’s directive, registering all directive. As of July 31, 2026, Deputy Director Nguyen Van Chien reported that 14 of the 16 required tasks are complete. All 8,176 vessels are registered in the national database, equipping most with voyage‑monitoring systems, and raising licence 99.42% of vessels 15 meters or longer are equipped with voyage-monitoring systems. While over 91% hold valid licenses and food‑safety certification rates above 90 %. food-safety certificates, 11.65% of vessels remain ineligible due to expired documentation. The province pledged aims to finish the complete all remaining actions measures by the end of September to help remove the EU warning. A few days later, 30. Ha Tinh province highlighted its community‑based continues to utilize a community-based fisheries management model, expanding membership in a model to reduce violations. In the Tien Dien commune, the local organisation and coordinating closely management organization has grown to 273 members who cooperate with border‑guard border-guard patrols. Reported violations fell sharply This approach has contributed to a decline in recorded violations, falling from 21 in 2021 to eight in 2025, with only two minor infractions in the first half of 2026. These provincial initiatives illustrate Vietnam’s broader push On August 11, 2026, Vice Prime Minister Ho Quoc Dung signed a national action plan to meet lift the EU standards warning by the end of the year. The plan mandates updating 100% of vessel data in the National Fisheries Database and restore its fisheries sector’s credibility. requires all vessels six meters or longer to be recorded in an electronic traceability system. To protect European markets, the strategy includes risk-based inspections for companies exporting high-risk species, such as tuna and swordfish, to verify production volumes and traceability.
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- 2026-08-06 19:33 UTC Vietnam fisheries reforms to lift EU yellow card
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