Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development is required to focus on examining, inspecting and guiding theimplementation of this task at units and localities; seeking measures toaddress shortcomings and limitations; and duplicating effective projects andmodels in exploiting and protecting marine resources.
The provincial Border Guard High Command is asked to step uppatrols and strictly control people and fishing vessels entering the port orgoing out to the sea, resolutely not allow vessels to go fishing when they do notmeet the prescribed conditions, and promptly detect and strictly handle anyacts of IUU fishing.
The provincial Department of Public Security must focus oninvestigating and handling organisations and individuals involving in bringingvessels to illegally fish in foreign waters, while local authorities must take moredrastic measures to handle any ships whose registration certificates areoverdue, and those that stay unconnected to cruise monitoring device.
The provincial People’s Committee also requires increasedcommunications to raise the awareness by ship owners, captains and fishermen ofabiding by legal regulations related to the fight against IUU fishing.
Ca Mau currently has over 4,300 fishing vessels which allhave installed the vessel monitoring system./.
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