fishery

Retail Asia29/06/2018

Vietnam will have to wait another six months for the European Union to consider lifting a ‘yellow card’ restriction slapped last year because of illegal fishing. After an evaluation done May 15-24 this year, the EC decided that they would consider lifting the yellow card in January next year, as Vietnam has shown “improvement,” according […]

Retail Asia23/03/2018

The European Commission is willing to cooperate with and support Vietnamese authorities in their reforms to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. This was said by Karmenu Vella, Commissioner of the European Union for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. In an interview, Vella said the European Commission welcomed the high-level commitments of the Vietnamese […]

Retail Asia20/03/2017

The International Fish Force Academy of Indonesia (IFFAI) has officially opened today on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The inauguration was attended by Maritime Affairs and Fishery Minister Susi Pudjiastuti and National Police Chief Tito Karnavian. “This [academy] is aimed at how to handle criminal cases,” said Minister Susi on Thursday, March 16, 2017. The IFFAI […]

Retail Asia17/10/2016

Fishing captain Wahyu Sumantri used to helm a 700-tonne vessel that sailed the Celebes Sea from North Sulawesi. These days, he can be found peddling mie ayam, or chicken noodles, from a push cart in his home town of Kerawang, in West Java, about two hours from Jakarta. “Hopefully, this is just like a long break […]

Tag: fishery

EU set to lift ‘yellow card’ on Vietnam fisheries next year

European Commission to help Vietnam fight IUU fishing

International Fish Force Academy Officially Opens

Indonesia fishery sector losing its bite