The People’s Committee of the central coastal province of BinhThuan has applied a number of support policies for fishermen duringtheir long-term offshore operations.
According toHuynh Quang Huy, head of the provincial Fisheries Department, thepolicies focused on fuel assistance, insurance and communicationsdevices.
Most of the fishing boats in Binh Thuan,accordingly, now have modern communication devices, enabling fishermento stay at sea longer than usual, contributing to protecting nationalsovereignty, added Huy.
With a coastline of 192km,Binh Thuan is one of the 28 coastal localities playing a strategic rolein Vietnam ’s maritime strategy.
During a recentvisit to Binh Thuan, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has askedthe province to further develop its maritime economy as it boasts one ofthe country’s three largest fishing grounds.
The province is now home to 7,500 fishing vessels, which caught 78,600tonnes of seafood in the first half of this year, up 6.2 percent fromthe same period last year.
In the first half, Binh Thuan recorded a GDP growth rate of 8.6 percent.-VNA
According toHuynh Quang Huy, head of the provincial Fisheries Department, thepolicies focused on fuel assistance, insurance and communicationsdevices.
Most of the fishing boats in Binh Thuan,accordingly, now have modern communication devices, enabling fishermento stay at sea longer than usual, contributing to protecting nationalsovereignty, added Huy.
With a coastline of 192km,Binh Thuan is one of the 28 coastal localities playing a strategic rolein Vietnam ’s maritime strategy.
During a recentvisit to Binh Thuan, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has askedthe province to further develop its maritime economy as it boasts one ofthe country’s three largest fishing grounds.
The province is now home to 7,500 fishing vessels, which caught 78,600tonnes of seafood in the first half of this year, up 6.2 percent fromthe same period last year.
In the first half, Binh Thuan recorded a GDP growth rate of 8.6 percent.-VNA
