Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is required to focus on examining, inspecting and guiding the implementation of this task at units and localities; seeking measures to address shortcomings and limitations; and duplicating effective projects and models in exploiting and protecting marine resources.
The provincial Border Guard High Command is asked to step up patrols and strictly control people and fishing vessels entering the port or going out to the sea, resolutely not allow vessels to go fishing when they do not meet the prescribed conditions, and promptly detect and strictly handle any acts of IUU fishing.
The provincial Department of Public Security must focus on investigating and handling organisations and individuals involving in bringing vessels to illegally fish in foreign waters, while local authorities must take more drastic measures to handle any ships whose registration certificates are overdue, and those that stay unconnected to cruise monitoring device.
The provincial People’s Committee also requires increased communications to raise the awareness by ship owners, captains and fishermen of abiding by legal regulations related to the fight against IUU fishing.
Ca Mau currently has over 4,300 fishing vessels which all have installed the vessel monitoring system./.
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