What is the most challenging barrier the Vietnamese fishing/shrimping community faces?
NOAA Fisheries Service has an obligation to conserve, protect and manage living marine resources. To fulfill these obligations, it has introduced amendments to the regulations that help maintain healthy stocks, rebuild and eliminate over-fished stocks and increase long-term economic and social benefits. The Vietnamese fishermen have struggled with the language barrier for many years, and as a result, some of them have misunderstood these amendments and their applications. 9. How have the involvement of NOAA Fisheries and Sea Grant assisted the Vietnamese fishermen? NOAA Fisheries Service understands the struggle Vietnamese fishermen have been facing and the agency has provided resources to inform and educate them on the changes. NOAA Fisheries and Sea Grant agents have worked closely putting together bilingual meetings, videos and workshops on TEDs (Turtle Exclusion Devices). We have also translated some English materials into Vietnamese. We provided language assistance and training on
