Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Ninh Thuan province is striving for an output of119,500 tonnes this year, of which around 70 percent is from offshorefishing.
With central and local budgets, the locality hasencouraged fishermen to build and upgrade their boats, raising the total measuring above 6m in length to 2,236.
The vessels have been equipped with modern devices,including monitoring systems, which makes it easier for competent agenciesto update the national fisheries database (Vnfishbase).
Dang Van Tin, head of the fishery bureau under theprovincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said efforts havebeen made to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
His bureau has coordinated with relevant agencies topopularise the 2017 Fisheries Law with an emphasis on acts that are consideredillegal, the official added.
Meanwhile, Bac Lieu province’s aquatic output isexpected to reach 150,000 tonnes by 2025.
The locality has utilised science and technology,especially cold storage for offshore fishing boats, to improve product qualityand ensure food hygiene and safety.
Apart from implementing fishery cooperation agreementswith foreign countries, Bac Lieu has stepped up the communication work to raisefarmers’ awareness of IUU fishing.
Tien Giang province counts 1,469 vessels, up 264 from 2015, and recently encouraged material supply and seafoodpurchase right on fishing grounds, helping vessels lengthen their offshorefishing trips./.
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