Marine plastic waste an urgent issue in coastal Việt Nam

Việt Nam needs to carry out practical measures to manage and reduce marine plastic waste to ensure sustainable development of the fishery industry, according to experts at a workshop held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Bạc Liêu fishermen hit by high costs of fuel, others

Many fishing boats in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bạc Liêu earn little money or are even losing because of the increases in fuel prices and other expenses.

Endangered sea turtle returns to ocean The Chàm Island’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) management board has released a hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys Imbricata) – an endangered sea turtle species – back into the ocean after it was trapped in a drifting ‘ghost net' of garbage (a fishing net inadvertently lost overboard by fishermen) in the water off the islands.

Investing in agriculture - a link to promote economic recovery

Agriculture is emerging as a vital platform to help the economy cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Investing in agriculture with preferential credit for this sector could be an important step towards economic recovery, creating a sustainable source of income for farmers and credit institutions.

Fish season comes to Đồng Tháp Province

The eighth to tenth month of the lunar calendar are that busiest time of the year to fishermen in various upstream localities in the southern province of Đồng Tháp, as the arrival of the flooding season brings along fish season.

Seafood industry expects strong recovery in operations in coming months The seafood industry expects that the Government's support policies will go a long way towards helping businesses restore production and export activities as the end of the year approaches, after the latest outbreak of COVID-19 stemmed business activities.

Filipino fishermen saved by Vietnamese boat, islanders A Filipino fisherman was saved by a ship of the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance (VFRS) on Tuesday night while drifting in the area of the Trường Sa (Spratly) Islands.

Directive issued to better preserve marine reserves Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has asked ministries, agencies and localities to take urgent solutions to improve the efficiency of the conservation of Việt Nam's marine reserves.

PM meets with Australian counterpart, EC President on side-lines of COP26 Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính bilateral meetings with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen on the side-lines of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland (the UK), on Monday (local time).

EC recognises Việt Nam's efforts to fight IUU fishing, to conduct inspection in Q1, 2022 The European Commission (EC) continued to recognise Việt Nam’s efforts to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to Deputy General Director of the Directorate of Fisheries (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development) Nguyễn Quang Hùng.