Illustrative image (Source: baotainguyenmoitruong.vn) Since the EC imposedthe “yellow card” on the Vietnamese fishery sector, the Mekong Delta province ofSoc Trang has set up and completed a provincial steering committee and inspectiongroups based at fishing ports to popularise IUU prevention regulations tofishermen.
The province hasregularly organised inspections and examinations on legal documents, necessaryequipment of fishing vessels before allowing them to go offshore and dock at Tran De fishing port.
Like Soc Trang, BacLieu, Tra Vinh and Ca Mau provinces have also rolled out measures to enhancelocal fishermen’s awareness of sustainable offshore fishing.
Nguyen Viet Trieu,Vice Director of the Fishery Sub-Department of Ca Mau province, said that in orderto minimise IUU fishing activities, the provincial Department of Agricultureand Rural Development has given advice to the provincial People’s Committee onpreventive measures and coordinated with relevant agencies to build andimplement synchronic solutions such as closely supervising and monitoring fishingvessels committing violations in foreign waters.
Ca Mau's authorities haverefused to issue new fishing licences to vessels repeating their violations and not allowed their captainsand owners to enjoy fishery support policies from the State, he said.
Meanwhile, drasticmeasures have been also carried out to fight IUU fishing activities in other coastalprovinces and cities. Currently, many localities have shown strong performance in thework, including Binh Thuan, Ninh Thuan, Kien Giang and Bac Lieu provinces.
In reality, active andprompt efforts to remove the EC “yellow card” on the Vietnamese fishery sectoralso aim to protect the lives of fishermen at sea./.
VNA
