Hanoi, Oct. 20 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed an official dispatch requesting on a month-long campaign against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and promote the sustainable development of the fisheries sector.

Issued late last week, Official dispatch No. 198/CD-TTg underscores that combating IUU fishing and lifting the 'yellow card' warning from the European Commission (EC) is a critical, urgent and top-priority task.

The document stresses the need to prevent a small number of fishermen, businesses or officials from engaging in illegal activities and neglecting their responsibilities, damaging Vietnam's reputation and the livelihoods of law-abiding people.

The PM instructed ministers, heads of agencies and...