Soc Trang (VNA), April 16 -- Authorities of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang have coordinated closely to popularise regulations to prevent and combat illegal , unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing among the local fishermen.

On April 15, the Trung Binh Border Post based in Tran De district, the Fisheries Sub-Department, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Soc Trang jointly held a conference on anti-IUU fishing rules for nearly 100 local fishermen as well as captains and vessel owners in the district.

At the event, participants were updated on the European Commission (EC)'s regulations on fishing, the impacts of the EC's yellow card warning against Vietnamese seafood exports, as well as the Prime Minister'...