Directorate of Fisheries Deputy General Director Chu Tien Vinh hasattended a ASEAN meeting to discuss measures for the fisheries sector’sadaptation to climate change.
The meeting, heldrecently by the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) inBangkok , Thailand , drew ministers and senior officials from the 10members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), andpartners from China , Japan and the Republic of Korea .
Participants highlighted the important role played by the fisheriessector in sustainable development, food security and living conditionimprovement in the region.
They, therefore, raisedconcern over challenges and negative impact on the sector caused byclimate change, especially the fisheries resource dry-out and habitatdegradation.
The meeting pointed out the need tofacilitate regional cooperation in adapting fishing to climate changefor sustainable growth, food security and improvement in livingconditions.
They added that this meeting that laidthe foundation for the relationship between ASEAN and SEAFDEC wouldhelp the region achieve the above-said goal.
Alsoemphasised were stronger partnerships with China , Japan and the ROKas well as with Australia , the United States , the European Union,the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the Mekong RiverCommision, the WorldFish Centre, the Asian Development Bank and theWorld Bank.
On the sideline of the meeting, DeputyGeneral Vinh of the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development told reporters that Vietnam hasbeen taking measures to gear fishing to public interest by 2020.
A number of programmes have been deployed to sustain the ecologicalsystem’s quality for people’s long-term benefits, especially of thecommunities along the coastline, Vinh said.
Hehailed initiatives and programmes of action taken by member countries inaddressing challenges, especially in making subsidies structures,transfer of technology, exchange of experiences and mutual assistance inhuman development.
Vietnam has signedmemorandums of understanding in fishing and aquaculture with Indonesiaand the Philippines and is preparing to sign similar accords withMyanmar , Malaysia and some other ASEAN members.
So far this year, Vietnam has earned some 3 billion USD fromseafood exports and the figure is expected to reach up to 6 billion USDfor the whole of this year.
Along with improvingthe quality and hygiene of seafood, the fisheries sector has beendiversifying the products in farming and processing, with focus shiftingto mollusc and African carp./.
The meeting, heldrecently by the Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) inBangkok , Thailand , drew ministers and senior officials from the 10members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), andpartners from China , Japan and the Republic of Korea .
Participants highlighted the important role played by the fisheriessector in sustainable development, food security and living conditionimprovement in the region.
They, therefore, raisedconcern over challenges and negative impact on the sector caused byclimate change, especially the fisheries resource dry-out and habitatdegradation.
The meeting pointed out the need tofacilitate regional cooperation in adapting fishing to climate changefor sustainable growth, food security and improvement in livingconditions.
They added that this meeting that laidthe foundation for the relationship between ASEAN and SEAFDEC wouldhelp the region achieve the above-said goal.
Alsoemphasised were stronger partnerships with China , Japan and the ROKas well as with Australia , the United States , the European Union,the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), the Mekong RiverCommision, the WorldFish Centre, the Asian Development Bank and theWorld Bank.
On the sideline of the meeting, DeputyGeneral Vinh of the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development told reporters that Vietnam hasbeen taking measures to gear fishing to public interest by 2020.
A number of programmes have been deployed to sustain the ecologicalsystem’s quality for people’s long-term benefits, especially of thecommunities along the coastline, Vinh said.
Hehailed initiatives and programmes of action taken by member countries inaddressing challenges, especially in making subsidies structures,transfer of technology, exchange of experiences and mutual assistance inhuman development.
Vietnam has signedmemorandums of understanding in fishing and aquaculture with Indonesiaand the Philippines and is preparing to sign similar accords withMyanmar , Malaysia and some other ASEAN members.
So far this year, Vietnam has earned some 3 billion USD fromseafood exports and the figure is expected to reach up to 6 billion USDfor the whole of this year.
Along with improvingthe quality and hygiene of seafood, the fisheries sector has beendiversifying the products in farming and processing, with focus shiftingto mollusc and African carp./.
