Mr. Nguyen Xuan Nam, Havuco’s Director, said tuna is the key export item of the company, mainly shipped to EU. Recently, Havuco has to research into Regulation EC 1005/2008 on illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
However, not only seafood processors but also fishing vessel owners have to comply with this regulation. Nam worried that seafood exports from Viet Nam in general and from Havuco in particular to EU will face numerous difficulties if there are no training courses for owners of fishing vessels to help them comply with this new regulation.
EU is one of three largest destinations of Viet Nam’s seafood, accounting for one third of the country’s total seafood export value. Havuco was among the top ten seafood exporters to this block in recent months. According to the statistics of Vietnam Customs, by the end of Q3 2009, Havuco shipped 1,331MT of seafood to EU for a value of nearly US$5.1 million.
HAVUCO
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Nam – Director
Add: Lot B, Suoi Dau Industrial Zone, Cao Lam Commune, Khanh Hoa Province
Tel: +84 58 3743333
Fax: +84 58 3743336
Email: nam@haivuong.com
(VietFishNews)