Bac Lieu fishermen’s awareness of law implementation improves
Thanks to the efforts of the whole political system in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu in preventing and combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, local fishermen’s awareness of law compliance has significantly improved.
Bac Lieu (VNA) – Thanks to the effortsof the whole political system in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu in preventingand combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, localfishermen’s awareness of law compliance has significantly improved.
Bac Lieu currently has a fleet of more than 900 fishingvessels, mostly in Dong Hai district. In order to prevent IUU fishing, the GanhHao Border Guard Post in Dong Hai district has paid great attention to popularisingfisheries regulations, monitoring and supervising vessels’ activities.
Captain Nguyen Duy Thanh, deputy head of the post, said thatonly those vessels that fully meet legal requirements in seafood exploitation are allowedto operate at sea.
Nguyen Trong Han, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee ofDong Hai, said that thanks to the effective implementation of comprehensivemeasures, in recent years, local fishermen’s law compliance in seafoodexploitation has increasingly improved.
Han said that in communications events, fishermen are provided with knowledgeon the Vietnam Fisheries Law 2017 and the Vietnam Coast Guard Law 2018, as well asregulations on IUU fishing prevention and fight.
Dang Minh Thuy, a fisherman in Ganh Hao township of Dong Haidistrict, the owner of two 15m-long vessels, said that by strictly complyingwith all fisheries regulations, his family hopes to contribute to persuadingthe European Commission to remove the “yellow card” warning against Vietnamese seafoodexport soon.
Le Van Thi, another shipowner from Ganh Hao, said that thanks to knowledgeprovided by the border guard and coast guard forces, he and his co-workersfully understand IUU fishing regulations and other related law, which enablesthem to not violate the law and foreign waters.
Luu Hoang Ly, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Developmentof Bac Lieu, said that preventing local fishermen’s violations of foreign watershas been one of the successes of local authorities.
He noted that all the fishing vessels with a length from 15min Bac Lieu have installed the vessel monitoring system.
The official said that Bac Lieu will continue to roll outmeasures to ensure that all local fishing vessels strictly report their operationsand exploitation activities, thus proving the origin of their seafood. He addedthat inspection campaigns will be conducted regularly to detect violations inseafood exploitation./.
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