Vietnam ’s two Coast Guard vessels8001 and 8003 joined the patrol, during which authorised forcesinspected Vietnamese and Chinese fishing vessels operating in the areasand popularised regulations and principles on operations at sea forfishermen.
The joint patrol, the 10 th of its kindso far, aimed to enhance the collaboration between the two sides inimplementing the agreement on conducting joint patrol for the protectionand sustainable exploitation of maritime resources and creatures inconformity with the Vietnam-China Agreement on Fishery Cooperation inthe Gulf of Tonkin .
Both sides also sharedexperience and information on the realisation of the fishery agreementas well as activities to ensure maritime safety and fishing security.-VNA