Vietnam: Fishermen face difficulties in catching skipjack tuna with a minimum length of 500mm

For more than a month, the BD.98207-TS boat of fisherman To Van Thong, in Hoai Huong commune, Hoai Nhon town, Binh Dinh province, has been stuck on shore. Fisherman To Van Thong said that his fishing boat has been catching skipjack tuna for many years. It is currently the main fishing season, but fishermen are facing difficulties because the regulation stipulates that the minimum size of skipjack tuna allowed to be exploited is 500mm. According to Mr. To Van Thong, skipjack tuna with a minimum length of 500mm is very rare, so the catch is low, not enough to cover the cost of the trip. Meanwhile, the price of skipjack tuna has dropped from 30,000 VND/kg to 19,000 VND/kg, making fishing even more difficult for fishermen. “Fishermen fish according to Decree 37 of the State. According to the prescribed size of skipjack tuna, we cannot catch enough products of that fish, there are very few fish in Vietnam's waters. Without income, how can we go fishing? "The decree was recently issued ...