A Vietnamese representative at the United Nations has called on nationsto join hands in building up the effective management of maritimeresources, ensuring food security in each country.
The head ofthe Vietnamese delegation to the ongoing UN consultative meeting onoceans and sea law in New York suggested technology transfer in thefield of seafood exploitation from developed to developing countries.
Atthe 15th meeting of the UN open-ended informal consultative processon oceans and the law of the sea on May 27-30, the Vietnameserepresentative highly valued topics for discussions, stressing theimportant role of seafood to food security, especially for long coastalstates with a large population like Vietnam.
According to the UNreports, seafood output, including catches and aquaculture, have seen aconsiderable increase, contributing to ensuring global food security.However, the seafood industry has faced challenges caused by climatechange, pollution, population growth and illegal fishing.
Tominimise negative impact and ensure sustainable growth of seafoodoutput, delegates said that countries should increase connectivity, suchas exchanges of information and technology transfer.
Also onthis occasion, the Vietnamese head delegate made known the latesttensions caused by China in the East Sea which seriously affectlegitimate fishing activities of Vietnamese fishermen.
Sinceearly May, many Vietnamese fishing boats have been repeatedly attackedand seriously damaged by Chinese vessels. Most recently, on May 26,China’s vessels rammed and sank a Vietnamese boat, with 10 fishermen onboard, while it was operating in its traditional fishing ground.
Atthe beginning of May, China illegally dispatched the Haiyang Shiyou-981rig, as well as a large fleet of armed vessels, military ships andaircraft, to Vietnam’s waters and positioned the rig at 15 degrees 29minutes 58 seconds north latitude and 111 degrees 12 minutes 06 secondseast longitude. The location is 80 miles deep inside Vietnam’scontinental shelf and exclusive economic zone.
On May 27, China moved the rig to a new location 23 nautical milesfrom the old site. With the move, China has kept on violating Vietnam’ssovereign right and jurisdiction.
Chineseships have repeatedly rammed and fired water cannons into Vietnamesecoast guard and fisheries surveillance ships which are carrying outtheir law enforcement missions in the country’s waters, leaving manyVietnamese ships damaged and many fisheries surveillance officersinjured.-VNA
The head ofthe Vietnamese delegation to the ongoing UN consultative meeting onoceans and sea law in New York suggested technology transfer in thefield of seafood exploitation from developed to developing countries.
Atthe 15th meeting of the UN open-ended informal consultative processon oceans and the law of the sea on May 27-30, the Vietnameserepresentative highly valued topics for discussions, stressing theimportant role of seafood to food security, especially for long coastalstates with a large population like Vietnam.
According to the UNreports, seafood output, including catches and aquaculture, have seen aconsiderable increase, contributing to ensuring global food security.However, the seafood industry has faced challenges caused by climatechange, pollution, population growth and illegal fishing.
Tominimise negative impact and ensure sustainable growth of seafoodoutput, delegates said that countries should increase connectivity, suchas exchanges of information and technology transfer.
Also onthis occasion, the Vietnamese head delegate made known the latesttensions caused by China in the East Sea which seriously affectlegitimate fishing activities of Vietnamese fishermen.
Sinceearly May, many Vietnamese fishing boats have been repeatedly attackedand seriously damaged by Chinese vessels. Most recently, on May 26,China’s vessels rammed and sank a Vietnamese boat, with 10 fishermen onboard, while it was operating in its traditional fishing ground.
Atthe beginning of May, China illegally dispatched the Haiyang Shiyou-981rig, as well as a large fleet of armed vessels, military ships andaircraft, to Vietnam’s waters and positioned the rig at 15 degrees 29minutes 58 seconds north latitude and 111 degrees 12 minutes 06 secondseast longitude. The location is 80 miles deep inside Vietnam’scontinental shelf and exclusive economic zone.
On May 27, China moved the rig to a new location 23 nautical milesfrom the old site. With the move, China has kept on violating Vietnam’ssovereign right and jurisdiction.
Chineseships have repeatedly rammed and fired water cannons into Vietnamesecoast guard and fisheries surveillance ships which are carrying outtheir law enforcement missions in the country’s waters, leaving manyVietnamese ships damaged and many fisheries surveillance officersinjured.-VNA
