Hanoi, Nov. 3 -- The assessment and survey of aquatic product resources is a crucial foundation for fisheries management, providing scientific data to prove the legality and sustainability of fishing activities, and to help Vietnam meet international standards, including efforts to have the European Commission's "yellow card' warning against Vietnamese seafood exports lifted, said an official at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

According to Le Tran Nguyen Hung, Deputy Director of the ministry's Department of Fisheries and Fishery Surveillance, amid risks of overfishing, environmental pollution, and resource depletion, the work has become a key priority, providing the scientific basis for sustainable management, conservation, ...