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95% of Ho Chi Minh City's fishing boats go to electronic catch logs: how will Japan's squid sourcing change?
In Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2,665 of the 2,803 fishing boats measuring 12 m or more in length have finished installing the electronic catch log (eCDT) on their devices. As of September 24, the adoption rate was 95%. The city's Department of Agriculture and Environment released the figure, and the Nong nghiep va Moi truong newspaper reported it on September 25. Replacing paper logs, the system, boat by boat and voyage by voyage,... -
Vietnam, the world's seventh largest, rushes to prepare fisheries data—WCPFC membership will shape tuna procurement for Japan
Vietnam, ranked seventh in the world, is moving toward full membership in the WCPFC. We read how efforts to fill the gaps in fisheries data, with observer coverage at 0% and operation records at 25 to 50%, connect directly to Japan's tuna sourcing and traceability requirements.
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