Millions of horn snails drift ashore to Chay Muoi Islet in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre between October and April each year.

The Ministry of Health said it wants to prevent people, particularly youngsters from taking up the habit.

Vietnam has implemented many solutions according to the European Commission (EC)’s nine recommendations to remove the yellow card warning on the country’s fishing industry, said Nguyen Quang Hung, deputy director of the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.