Col. Nguyen Dang Tien, Political Commissar of the High Command of the Naval Region 5, speaks at the launch of the programme in Ca Mau province on August 1 (Photo: VNA) Ca Mau (VNA) – A programme was launched in thesouthernmost province of Ca Mau on August 1 to promote the Vietnamese navalforce’s support for fishermen at sea.
This programme aims to help the naval forceimprove communications and assistance for fishermen to ensure safe, sustainableand law-abiding fishing activities, which is also meant to help firmlysafeguard the country’s maritime sovereignty and continental shelf.
At the launch in Song Doc township of Tran VanThoi district, Col. Nguyen Dang Tien, Political Commissar of the High Commandof the Naval Region 5, said the programme is one of the major policies of theNaval High Command to realise the Party’s resolutions and directives onsustainably developing the sea-based economy in tandem with managing andsafeguarding national sovereignty of the sea and islands.
Under this progamme, naval units will boostcommunication activities to raise fishermen’s awareness of the importance ofseas and islands, the maritime border demarcation between Vietnam andneighbouring countries, and Vietnam’s laws on seas, fishing activities andprevention of illegal fishing. They will also update fishermen on the situationof Vietnam’s waters, the sites providing fishery logistics services, and thenaval force’s support activities for fishermen at sea.
Vice Chairman of the Ca Mau People’s CommitteeThan Duc Huong said sea-based activities are one of the important sectors ofthe local economy as the province has over 254km of coastline and a fishingground of some 80,000 sq.km.
According to the official, the more than 5,000fishing boats of Ca Mau catch about 200,000 tonnes of seafood each year,greatly contributing to its economy.
The province has taken numerous measures toimprove the effectiveness of fishing activities at sea. However, problemsremain, requiring joint efforts of the whole political system, the officialadded. -VNA
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