Vietnam reins in fisheries as EU 'yellow card' threatens sector

Continued illegal fishing may cause third-biggest exporter to lose billions

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Fishing boats off Vietnam's Phu Quoc island in October 2019. Vietnam exports more seafood than all but two countries, but illegal fishing is attracting global scrutiny.

LIEN HOANG, Nikkei staff writer

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Vietnam's fishermen are now sailing the seas equipped with better tracking devices and improved ship logging methods in a bid to steer clear of penalties imposed by the European Union for illegal fishing, and to join efforts aimed at preventing depletion of the world's marine life.

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