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Ministry unveils 2022 roster of trusted exporters

In line with Document No. 3028/BCT-XNK issued on May 19, 2023, by the Ministry of Industry and Trade concerning the assessment of Trusted Exporters for the year 2022, collaborative efforts have been undertaken with various ministries, sectors, industry associations, provincial Departments of Industry and Trade, centrally governed municipalities, and pertinent agencies. The objective was to evaluate, select, compile, and release the preliminary list of “Trusted Exporters” for 2022 on the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s electronic information portal for public review. The compilation and release of the Trusted Exporters list are based on input and recommendations from relevant agencies. Selection criteria, as outlined by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, encompass factors such as minimum export turnover, business reputation with international partners, adherence to state obligations in customs, tax, environmental compliance, and more. This initiative is pivotal in supporting Vietnamese enterprises to bolster their export capabilities and broaden their market presence, especially amid Vietnam’s participation in various bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements. Subsequent to the initial list’s publication and the consideration of feedback, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, on December 14, 2023, issued Decision No. 3235/QD-BCT, officially endorsing the list of “Trusted Exporters” for 2022. From the recommendations of 54 selection entities, including ministries, sectors, industry associations, provincial Departments of Industry and Trade, and municipalities, a total of 274 enterprises (representing 278 entities across 25 sectors) were selected. The official list and Decision No. 3235/QD-BCT are currently accessible on the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s electronic portal (www.moit.gov.vn) and the electronic platforms of relevant agencies. The Ministry of Industry and Trade expresses optimism that Vietnam’s Trusted Exporters will continue their commendable efforts and accomplishments in the future, solidifying their standing in the global business community. This announcement from the Ministry of Industry and Trade is intended for the awareness of relevant ministries, sectors, local Departments of Industry and Trade, industry associations, and enterprises. For comprehensive details on Decision No. 3235/QD-BCT dated December 14, 2023, please visit this link: https://moit.gov.vn/upload/2005517/fck/files/Q___3235_DNXKUT_2022_ec893.pdf. Source: https://moit.gov.vn/tin-tuc/thong-bao/bo-cong-thuong-phe-duyet-danh-sach-doanh-nghiep-xuat-khau-uy-tin-nam-2022.html

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SATS launches new campaign to spur US aquaculture expansion

Fish farm, offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, Madeira Island U.S. aquaculture advocacy group Stronger America Through Seafood has launched a new campaign this week, titled “Essential Aquaculture,” that aims to create a sense of urgency for Congress to act swiftly on aquaculture expansion in the country. Specifically, SATS is calling on Congress to clarify a regulatory pathway for permitting offshore aquaculture. “Offshore aquaculture is constrained by complex and inconsistent regulations, which hinder its growth. American aquaculture currently meets only 5 to 7 percent of seafood demand. Instead of farming more locally grown seafood, the U.S. imports 90 percent of its seafood. By establishing a clear regulatory pathway for permitting sustainable offshore aquaculture, federal lawmakers can increase domestic seafood production and reignite a vibrant American seafood future that benefits the American economy, industries, and communities nationwide,” the group said in a press release. According to the organization, an additional 40 million metric tons (MT) of seafood will be needed to meet current demand trends by 2030 (even more when global population rises to an estimated 9.5 billion by 2050) and aquaculture can help increase seafood production. “Aquaculture presents a unique opportunity to build an American seafood future that can bring us through this challenging time and support a diverse workforce, enhance sustainable ecosystems, and guarantee healthful, locally-sourced protein for American consumers,” a letter penned by numerous SATS members to U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this year said. “As America begins to rebuild from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing America’s seafood supply through aquaculture will have benevolent rippling effects throughout many areas of the country. Increased aquaculture production will increase demand for American-grown crops, such as soybeans, corn, and peas, which can be used in fish feed, and will open up new markets to heartland farmers while lessening dependence on the uncertainty of foreign trade relationships.” While the Biden administration hasn’t made any definitive statement in support of aquaculture, its emphasis on action on climate change could align well with support for the domestic seafood industry in general, according to senior NOAA officials. At a Seafood Expo North America Reconnect event in March, NOAA Fisheries Acting Assistant Administrator Paul Doremus told the audience numerous synergies exist between the fishing industry and climate interests in Biden’s “building back better” resiliency plan. “There’s a really big place for seafood in the climate-resilient food future that we’re looking for,” Doremus said. “That resilience extends to our entire food system, and a stronger place of seafood in that world will have a big impact on our overall climate resilience.” Doremus is a supporter of aquaculture expansion – specifically offshore expansion – in the U.S., believing that the country can be a significant producer in the global industry, not just a technology partner. “The coastal zone is getting too crowded – too many competing uses, too challenging to produce there – and the technologies are developing to effectively and efficiently grow, at scale, fish in the offshore environment that puts them outside of a lot of areas that create risk and drive up cost in the nearshore environment,” he said in a 2020 SATS video. “We’re going to need all modes of agriculture, but the vanguard is really offshore.” Doremus said U.S. aquaculture technology is being exported to other countries, instead of being put to use domestically. “We see promising technologies, many of which have developed here,” he said. “We should be growing the fish here and not just producing the technology to go to the fish elsewhere. That’s been a pattern in the past and we can have the opportunity to turn it around.” The administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump was supportive of the aquaculture industry and expansion. An executive order signed by Trump in May 2020 was designed to enhance the competitiveness of the seafood industry and included several boosts for aquaculture including removing barriers to permitting, a section devoted to improving “regulator transparency for aquaculture,” one to establishing “Aquaculture Opportunity Areas,” and an update to the National Aquaculture Development Plan. The launch of the Essential Aquaculture campaign includes new fact sheets, social media shareables, and an infographic that outline how essential aquaculture is a solution to some of the most pressing food security and sustainability issues we face today. “As Congress debates ways to address the many pressing challenges we face, including economic recovery, food security, and environmental challenges, aquaculture should be considered as one of the solutions,” SATS Campaign Manager Margaret Henderson said. “The expansion of American aquaculture is essential to the U.S. economy. Aquaculture can strengthen American communities by supporting new jobs and a diverse workforce in a post-pandemic world. Increased seafood production would also ensure families have a steady supply of affordable American-raised seafood produced sustainably with minimal impact on the environment, which is essential to climate and conservation efforts.”

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EC recognises Việt Nam’s improvements in combating IUU fishing

The European Commission’s (EC) inspection delegation has acknowledged recent improvements made by Việt Nam in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU).—  Photo infonet.vn HÀ NỘI — The European Commission’s (EC) inspection delegation has acknowledged recent improvements made by Việt Nam in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). Trần Đình Luân, deputy director general of Directorate of Fisheries (DoF), told a press conference on Thursday about the results of the inspection team from the EC Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries which took place last month. In a letter sent to the Vietnamese Directorate of Fisheries last Thursday, the EC’s inspection team recognised Việt Nam’s co-operation, transparency and honesty in providing and exchanging information during their time in Việt Nam. They confirmed Việt Nam has made a lot of progress compared to the first inspection in May 2018 and is on the right track towards implementing the Fisheries Law and legal guiding documents. The country’s significant improvements in the monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing vessels have been noted, which could be seen through their on-site inspection at Tắc Cậu fishing port, the busiest fish market in Kiên Giang Province. In addition, the management process and organisation of fishing vessels and output through the port were carried out flexibly and effectively. Việt Nam has also made great efforts to install fishing vessel monitoring systems, provide regulations and implement gear marking fishing vessels based on the EC’s recommendations. The EC’s inspection team also acknowledged Việt Nam’s efforts in increasing management of fishing density through freezing offshore fishing fleets. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also issued a decision on assigning a quota of offshore fishing permits for 28 coastal provinces. However, some shortcomings were pointed out, such as slow progress of installing cruise monitoring equipment on fishing vessels, incomprehensive surveillance systems with many technical errors, as well as limited and inconsistent sanctioning on violations among localities. There is also no evidence to prove competent authorities ensure sufficient and accurate traceability mechanisms in fishery processing plants, they said. The EC also said that they will not withdraw the yellow card if Việt Nam has not solved the problem of fishing in international waters. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phùng Đức Tiến said the EC assessed Việt Nam’s efforts not only for removing the yellow card but also for future fishery resources and sustainable fishing. The EC’s inspection team will return to Việt Nam to check on progress in the next six months. The country must submit a comprehensive report on the results of the recommendation implementation by May 15 next year. The team has suggested Việt Nam continue completing its legal framework and law enforcement’s implementing work, along with increasing monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing vessels, seafood traceability and fishing certification. According to Nguyễn Thị Trang Nhung, deputy director of the DoF’s Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation, the inspection team praised Việt Nam’s improvements in building a database of fishing vessels, updating information on fishing vessel licensing and planning for sustainable fishing vessel development. Previously, Việt Nam had no surveillance system at the port but now it has been implemented as a model in Kiên Giang that has effectively controlled fishing vessels. In the near future, the fisheries sector and localities will handle strictly offshore fishing vessels, especially those fishing illegally, to create a real deterrent for violators and ships on the EC’s watchlist will face special monitoring.

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Namibia revels in MSC certification of hake fishery

A successful endeavor to rebuild Namibia’s hake stocks and eliminate destructive fishing practices has earned the African country’s hake trawl and longline fishery Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification last week. Members of the fishery say the eco-label will open up more global market opportunities for them, especially in Europe and North America, where demand for sustainably sourced seafood is on the rise. The fishery becomes the first in Namibia and second one in Africa – after the South Africa’s hake trawl fishery – to achieve the MSC standard, a reward for the many years the government and private sector devoted to improving the biodiversity of the Namibian oceans and sustainably maximizing the marine resource, Namibian Hake Association Executive Secretary Ron Wolters said. The Namibian hake fishery was independently assessed by global inspection and certification contractor Control Union, and confirmed to be meeting the three principles of the MSC Fisheries Standard, which includes stock health, environmental impacts and effective management. The fishery scored an average of 80 percent in the 28 performance indicators within the three principles. During the assessment for certification, the Namibian hake fishery exhibited resilience and strong performance backed by “availability of data for hake stock assessment and harvest strategies, having in place measures to minimize bycatch, a ban on discarding commercial species, presence of measures to minimize impacts on demersal habitats, and an established and transparent rights allocation process,” according to MSC Senior Program Manager for Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia Michael Marriott. The MSC certification is likely to result in “price premium, access to markets, or even leverage with government,” Marriott said. Marriott told SeafoodSource in an email that the desire for MSC certification by Namibia’s hake-fishing companies could partly be attributed to the “increasing demand for certified whitefish, particularly in higher-value markets.” “Having independent verification of environmental performance can influence a fishery’s status in seafood rating systems, and also the likelihood of fulfilling the expectations of supply chain buyers,” he said. Wolters, who serves as a representative of the fishery’s members, confirmed the certification will ease accessibility of certified Namibian hake to global markets such as Europe, where retailers prefer stocking certified fish and seafood products. “Having the MSC certification means we can get top dollar for high-quality products, and that benefit is kept locally,” he said. The fishery’s hake resource comprise of up 90 percent of the shallow-water hake, while the country’s deeper waters is home to the deep water hake, which is crucial to the freezer trawler fleet, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Namibia now expects to add 160,000 metric tons of certified seafood to the global market expanding further the value of the country’s hake industry now estimated at NAD 3.6 billion (USD 233 million, EUR 197 million). For Namibia, the MSC certification comes at an opportune time when the fish and seafood markets in Europe and North America are increasingly expressing preference for sustainably certified products as consumers buy more of them. A variety of products from the Namibian hake trawl and longline fishery are mainly sold in southern Europe, but with an expanding demand in northern Europe “access to markets may tend towards more value addition, increasing product opportunities and diversification,” according to the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI). “Very likely that sustainability and traceability will become increasingly important for fish and seafood as consumers trust certified products more,” the CBI said. Stefan Descheemaeker, the CEO of Nomad Foods, which owns Birds Eye, Findus, and Iglo brands, said in an MSC press release Nomad “was prepared to buy more hake due to the certification.” The company has committed to sourcing 100 percent of its fish and seafood from sustainable sources by the end of 2025. “With more than 95 percent of our raw material already externally certified, we are increasing our focus on fish species that make up the remainder of our portfolio, including Namibian hake,” he said. “We have supported the Namibia hake trawl and longline fishery on its certification journey for a number of years and expect to be one of the first companies to bring products made from MSC-certified Namibian hake to European consumers.” The fishery’s members still have work to complete to improve its sustainability metrics. The fishery has a total of 15 conditions around stock, bycatch, and management that it has to meet within five years if it is to keep the certification. “There’s been strong progress in seabird bycatch reduction in the fishery, but there are some outstanding elements that need to be addressed,” Titus Shaanika, a seabird bycatch mitigation instructor from the Albatross Task Force Namibia, said. But the milestone with the MSC certification should be celebrated, according to Namibian Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Albert Kawana. Kawana said the MSC certification, which was initially expected in 2019, was a result of “working hard to rebuild hake stocks that were historically overfished.” Before the association pushed for reform, the fishery had been decimated by years of overfishing by foreign fleets, much of which was conducted while the country was still under colonial rule, Kawana said. He said the fishery’s certification “is an independent endorsement that our efforts are working, and a signal to retailers, brands and fish-lovers around the world – that Namibian hake is sustainable and here to stay.”

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Heavy rains and flood severely damaged agriculture sector

Heavy rains, flood and tropical storm no.6 and influence of the storm no.7 dumped severe damages to agricultural production. According to statistics by the Office of Central Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, as of 11 p.m on Oct 13, 2020, as many as 870ha of rice fields and 5,314ha of crops have been flooded; 3,588ha of fisheries have been damaged; 332,350 cattles have been killed and washed away. Quảng Trị was the hotbed during this disaster. In particular, nearly 80ha of fisheries land were flooded, washed away and lost, with the worst hit areas including Gio Linh (87.9ha), Triệu Phong (193.9ha), and Vĩnh Linh district (410.99ha). In Triệu Phong district, 30 fish farming cages were washed away. More than 1,233ha of crops were flooded, irrecoverable. In Hướng Hoá mountainous district, 193ha of unharvested summer-autumn rice field were totally damaged. Local agencies and authorities are ramping up adopting measures to help farmers to settle back and come back with production.

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Tuna belly sashimi with scallions and ginger soy sauce

Preparation Time: 20 minutes Marinating Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour and 20 minutes Servings: 4 Yield: 16 pieces Ingredients: 1 lb tuna belly, cut into 16 thin slices 2 scallions, thinly sliced 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds 1 tbsp grated ginger 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1 tbsp honey 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tsp red pepper flakes 1 tbsp vegetable oil Directions: In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, sesame oil, grated ginger, and red pepper flakes. Set aside. Place the sliced tuna belly in a shallow dish and pour the marinade over the fish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tuna slices and sear for 1-2 minutes on each side, until the edges are lightly browned. Transfer the tuna slices to a plate and top with sliced scallions and toasted sesame seeds. Serve with the ginger soy sauce on the side for dipping. Enjoy your tuna belly sashimi with scallions and ginger soy sauce!

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Grilled Yellowfin Tuna with Marinade

This recipe for Grilled Yellowfin Tuna with Marinade is a delicious and easy way to prepare fresh yellowfin tuna steaks. The marinade adds flavor and helps to keep the tuna moist and tender. The tuna steaks are grilled to perfection and served with a wedge of lemon for a refreshing touch. Preparation Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Marinating Time: 1-3 hours Servings: 4 Cooking Time: 20 minutes Yield: 4 steaks Ingredients: 4 (6 ounce) yellowfin tuna steaks 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel 1 clove garlic, crushed 4 lemon wedges, for garnish Directions: Step 1: Prick the yellowfin tuna steaks all over with a fork and place them in a shallow glass baking dish. Step 2: In a separate bowl, whisk together the vegetable oil, soy sauce, fresh lemon juice, Dijon mustard, grated lemon peel, and crushed garlic. Step 3: Pour the marinade over the tuna steaks in the baking dish, making sure to coat the steaks evenly. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 to 3 hours. Step 4: Preheat the grill to medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Step 5: Remove the tuna steaks from the marinade and shake off any excess. Transfer the steaks to a plate. Step 6: Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and let the marinade simmer for 10 minutes. Step 7: Grill the tuna steaks on the preheated grill, basting them with the boiled marinade, until they are cooked through, about 5 to 6 minutes per side. Step 8: Serve the grilled yellowfin tuna steaks with a wedge of lemon for garnish.

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Creating High – Quality Yellowfin Tuna Cube Product: The Routine Needed

Getting the Yellowfin Tuna If they use a good routine, most of the time, their yellowfin tuna cube product will have higher quality. To achieve this, the first routine that the supplier needs to do is to get the yellowfin tuna, which is only available in the sea. The supplier already has several fishermen who are pro in the field to do this routine for them. It is crucial to use professional fishermen who know the routine needed to handle the yellowfin tuna when caught and after being caught. Then, the yellowfin tuna will be sent to the supplier for the next routine to create the desired product. Cleaning the Fish For the routine that happens on the supplier site to create the yellowfin tuna cube product, it will begin by cleaning the fish itself. Yellowfin tuna is a big fish, and it still has lots of parts that are not needed when making the product. Therefore, those parts will be cleaned to ensure that the product created using it will be clean and get the best quality possible. Grading Routine Once the meat is all clean and lean, then it is time for the supplier to do the grading routine. This routine is critically important as it determines the quality of the tuna cube that will be used to cook. Therefore, it is essential to ask the supplier whether they do this routine or not, as it is critical for your food quality. The grading routine itself will be done by a professional worker who already knows how to separate the meat that has high quality from the meat that has low quality. Thus, you will only get meat with high quality if the supplier does this routine. After that, the next routine is to make the yellowfin tuna cubes item that you want. Shaping the Tuna Cubes Usually, your supplier already owns their measurement, especially for the weight and sizing. Therefore, they will shape the tuna cubes based on those measurements. However, if you want to have your measurements, you can easily ask them to follow your measurements when doing this routine. This is a service that may not be given by all suppliers in the market. Therefore, you may want to ask whether they provide this service or not before using their product. Co-Treatment Routine The next routine that needs to be done to make the tuna product is by doing co-treatment. This routine is necessary so that the meat of the product that you use will still have a red and fresh visual that you often see on raw meat. This routine will only affect the visual of the meat and not affecting the quality or the taste of the meat at all, so you should not have to worry too much about this routine. Pre-Cooked Yellowfin Tuna Cube Product Sometimes, they will also make pre-cooked yellowfin tuna cube product, which uses a different routine from the previous co-treatment. In this routine, the product will be pre-cooked first. But as you are a chef that wants to cook the product yourself, you may want to avoid this kind of product. For the routine that happen on the supplier site to create yellowfin tuna cube product that you want, it will begin by cleaning the fish itself. Yellowfin tuna fish is very big fish, and it still has lots of the parts that are not needed when making the product. That is why those parts will be cleaned to ensure the product created using it will be clean and get the best quality possible. Once the meat is all clean and lean, then it is time for the supplier to do the next routine which is grading routine. This next routine is critically important as it is the one that can determine the quality of the tuna cube that you will use to cook. That is why; you should always ask to the supplier whether they do this routine or not as it is critical for your food quality. The grading routine itself will be done by pro worker that already know how to separate the meat that has high quality from the meat that has low quality. Thus you will only get meat with high quality if the supplier does this routine. After that, the next routine is to make the yellowfin tuna cubes item that you want. Usually your supplier already owns their measurement especially for the weight and also for the sizing. Thus they will shape the tuna cubes based on those measurements. But if you want to have your own measurements then you can easily ask them to follow your measurements hen doing this routine. This is a service which may not be given by all of suppliers in the market. So you may want to ask whether they give this service or not before using their product. Next routine that need  to be done to make tuna product is by doing co treatment. This routine is necessary so the meat of the product that you use will still have red and fresh visual that you often see on raw meat. This routine will only aect the visual of the meat and not aecting the quality or the taste of the meat at all, so you should not have to worry too much about this routine. Sometimes, they will also make pre cooked yellowfin tuna cube product, which using dierent routine from the previous co treatment. In this routine the product will be pre cooked first. But as you are a chef that wants to cook the product yourself, you may want to avoid this kind of product.

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Yellowfin Tuna Cubes Used by Professional Chef

Many chefs need to use yellowfin tuna cubes to cook as this product has delicious taste and easy to use to make various dishes. Especially if you are a professional chef, you surely want to be able to season the tuna meat) by yourself instead of using other people’s product. thus purchasing tuna cubes will be the answer that you looking for. This product is also suitable to be used in creating various dishes that need tuna meat in smaller size. Especially, since the tuna cubes usually shaped in smaller cubes, for easier cooking and easier to eat. Professional Chef using Yellowfin Tuna Cubes Product Do not worry as the yellowfin tuna cubes meat are also have high quality as other tuna meat product you find in the market. So you do not need to worry as you can create high quality food as a chef to satisfy the customer that want to eat your food. Surely it is important for a chef to use ingredients that have the highest quality to make your food. Especially since the quality of the food that you cook, will also determined by the quality of the tuna ingredient that you use to cook it. But of course, you still need to use trusted supplier as not the entire supplier in the market is able to give you product with high quality that you want to use for cooking. Looking for trusted supplier can be done easily if you know how to dier trusted supplier from those who are not trusted. You may be able to know whether the frozen yellowfin tuna cubes product that you use has high quality or not when seeing the product with your own eyes. However, most of the time, you will not be able to see the product with your own eyes as the supplier you want to use is located far away. If that is the case, then you need to find other way that you can use in dier the trusted supplier from those who are not trusted. One of the ways that you can use in dier the trusted supplier is by looking at the routine that the supplier does while making the tuna cubes that you want. Once the necessary co treatment routine is done, then it is time to pack the product. As the product has small size then usually it will be packed in bulk to make it easier to transfer it. Then next routine is to freeze the product in flash to ensure it would not damaged before usage. Those are all the routine that the supplier done to make the best yellowfin tuna cubes product you want to use for cooking. Now they only need to send their product to you and you can use it to cook anything.

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Best Yellowfin Tuna Supplier from Vietnam

Several international suppliers and exporters spanning all major markets have entered into FIP Partner Agreements (“Agreements”) with WWF Coral Triangle Programme and relevant WWF National Office, to help ensure the effective implementation of the FIP Action Plan, including identification of on-the-ground activities taken up by industry. The Agreements further aim to ensure that recognized industry partners are achieving appropriate standards for traceability, corporate communication and marketing in their FIP-related activities. Recognizing that the private sector will be essential to the ultimate success of the FIP, the Agreements detail the agreed objectives, commitments and responsibilities of industry partners. Through an annual fee, the Partner Agreements help secure finances for “core” activities and support services to Partners provided by WWF and VinaTuna. More essentially they help pave the way for further application of financing models that engage (and derive support from) the supply chain, to ensure that the prescribed activities under the Action Plan are fully supported. Some of the essential elements of the Agreements (and overall structure of market recognition related to the FIP) are: MARKET RECOGNITION Only companies with signed and valid Agreements are recognized by WWF as providing FIP fish.The rationale is to avoid creating “new” demand (and therefore more pressure on the resources likely counteractive to the FIP) through the FIP. It was also recognized that, given the fragmented and complex nature of the yellowfin tuna supply chain as well as the many national processors involved, it would be impossible to provide market recognition for the entire industry nor at the processor level (however, the structure of the FIP does allow for important foundations to be made that will enable smoother MSC Chain of Custody verification at such a time when the fishery enters the MSC process). COMMUNICATION GUIDELINES AND TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS By putting the onus on the international suppliers that enter into these Agreements, WWF is taking direct measures to ensure appropriate marketing of the FIP product, including clear communication protocols and “Fit as FIP” traceability requirements (i.e. that differentiate yellowfin tuna harvested by Vietnamese handline or longline vessels from those products derived from “re-exported” raw materials). The Agreements are prototyping the application of the WWF FIP communication guidelines and corporate engagement guidelines, which are explicit in the Agreements. OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE AGREEMENT Other pre-qualification requirements include that the company hadalready engaged the yellowfin tuna supply chain in Vietnam prior to the launch of the FIP (again, to prevent the artificial creation of new demand). Various other commitments are stipulated in support of FIP Action Plan activities and milestones, including for example Observer Program expansion, improved governance and joint advocacy. It is important to note that WWF’s focus remains on achieving improvements in the fishery itself, including through the mobilization of the supply chain in activities prescribed in the FIP Action Plan. WWF does not intend to assume the role of “Supply Chain Certifier” or assessor of the Chain of Custody etc., other than to regularly monitor progress of individual FIP Partners. All FIP Partners are considered “in good standing” unless otherwise indicated by WWF. HAI TRIEU CO., LTD supply yellowfin tuna vietnam

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