The European Commission decided to give Vietnam a “yellow card” on Monday 23 October as it feels that that country is not doing enough to combat illegal fishing. Vietnam now risks being added to the list of non-cooperating countries in efforts against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Among the shortcomings identified by the Commission are the lack of an effective sanctioning system to deter IUU fishing activities and a lack of action to address illegal fishing...