Combating illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and removing yellow card from european commission (EC): Vietnam's determined actions

Robert S. Pomeroy, . and To Van Phuong, . Combating illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and removing yellow card from european commission (EC): Vietnam's determined actions. pp. 13-25. ISSN 2073-3720

Illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities have negatively impacted Vietnam fisheries. As a result the European Commission (EC) issued a yellow card warning in October 2017. This paper examines how Vietnam has responded to the ECs recommendations to address the yellow card. The analysis used a mix of documents analysis and online group discussion approaches. Although Vietnam has made considerable efforts to halt IUU fishing and clear the yellow card the results are still insufficient to remove the yellow card. However the yellow card has brought about positive signals for Vietnamese fisheries management. It is also an opportunity for the national marine fisheries sector and fishers communities to be more responsible in fishing. Institutional and legal regulations have been refined to be in line with international rules and enormously improved the enforcement capacity of the fisheries management system for fishers to end the situation of fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing in the waters of Vietnam and other countries. Recommended actions to address the yellow card include finalisation of the fisheries guidance decrees in line with obligations to combating IUU fishing more robust sanctions strengthening the monitoring control and surveillance (MCS) system information dissemination and education of the fisheries law and relevant regulations and apply an electronic catch documentation and traceability (eCDT) system.

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Abstract

Illegal unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities have negatively impacted Vietnam fisheries. As a result the European Commission (EC) issued a yellow card warning in October 2017. This paper examines how Vietnam has responded to the ECs recommendations to address the yellow card. The analysis used a mix of documents analysis and online group discussion approaches. Although Vietnam has made considerable efforts to halt IUU fishing and clear the yellow card the results are still insufficient to remove the yellow card. However the yellow card has brought about positive signals for Vietnamese fisheries management. It is also an opportunity for the national marine fisheries sector and fishers communities to be more responsible in fishing. Institutional and legal regulations have been refined to be in line with international rules and enormously improved the enforcement capacity of the fisheries management system for fishers to end the situation of fishing vessels engaged in illegal fishing in the waters of Vietnam and other countries. Recommended actions to address the yellow card include finalisation of the fisheries guidance decrees in line with obligations to combating IUU fishing more robust sanctions strengthening the monitoring control and surveillance (MCS) system information dissemination and education of the fisheries law and relevant regulations and apply an electronic catch documentation and traceability (eCDT) system.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Marine fisheries
AGROVOC Term:	Fishing
AGROVOC Term:	Illegal practices
AGROVOC Term:	European Commission
AGROVOC Term:	Environmental monitoring
AGROVOC Term:	traceability
AGROVOC Term:	Electronic Equipment
AGROVOC Term:	Surveillance systems
AGROVOC Term:	Laws
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10604

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