Vietnam: Guidelines for determining whether an aquatic species is endangered, precious or rare

According to Decree No. 26/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, endangered, precious and rare aquatic species are classified into 2 groups, including Group I and Group II. To be specific:

An endangered, precious or rare aquatic species shall be classified into Group I if the following criteria are met:

- The species carries rare and precious genes so that it is preserved and selected to serve aquaculture or contains substances or active ingredients with specific biological effects used as raw materials for preparation of medicinal products or is highly profitable when commercialized or plays a decisive role in maintaining the balance of other species in the biome or has representativeness or uniqueness of an geographic area.

- There has been a very small number of species in nature or the species is in great danger of extinction if there is an observed or estimated population size reduction of at least 50% over the last 05 years by the time of assessment or a population size reduction of at least 50%, projected to be met within the next 05 years.

An endangered, precious or rare aquatic species shall be classified into Group II if the following criteria are met:

- The species meets the criterion specified in Point a Clause 2 Article 7 of this Decree.

- There has been a very small number of species in nature or the species is in great danger of extinction if there is an observed or estimated population size reduction of at least 20% over the last 05 years by the time of assessment or a population size reduction of at least 20%, projected to be met within the next 05 years.

View the List of endangered, precious and rare aquatic species at Decree No. 26/2019/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from April 25, 2019.

- Thanh Lam -

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