Offshore fishing vessels are required to install kinds of necessary equipment including locators, radar, short-term/medium-term/long-term Icom, and GPS satellite navigation equipment. (Photo: VNA) Quang Nam (VNA) – With a better understanding of thefishery law and regulations, fishermen in the central province of Quang Nam arecontributing to developing a sustainable modern fishing industry and removingthe “yellow card” for illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishingimposed by the European Commission (EC).
Captain and vessel owner Le Quang Anh of Tam Hai commune, theprovince’s Nui Thanh district, said that before any fishing trip, he bringsdocuments to Ky Ha port border guard station for registration.
The documents include the list of crewmembers, their workingpositions, hull insurance contract, crew insurance, and the vehicle's licenseplate.
He said that in addition to bringing along fishing equipment andtools, fishermen must fully comply with regulations on the at-sea fishingprocess following the Law on Fisheries.
For offshore fishing vessels, these requirements are muchstricter to restrict their operation in other countries' fishing grounds.
Local authorities, border guards, coast guards, and fisheriessurveillance forces regularly tell fishermen about the legal process of seafishing, and this make them better aware of obeying relevant regulations.
Anh said that offshore fishing vessels in the district arerequired to install kinds of necessary equipment including locators, radar,short-term/medium-term/long-term Icom, and GPS satellite navigation equipmentthat help fishermen support each other when working at sea.
Vice Chairman of the province’s Hoi An City People'sCommittee Nguyen The Hung said that to develop a modern and sustainable marinefishing industry, over recent years, the city authorities and agencies havetaken activities to increase public awareness of the fishery law and the fightagainst IUU fishing.
The city currently has more than 700 fishing vessels ofall kinds. Right after the Lunar New Year late last month, local fishermenrushed to the sea.
All the vessels, especially those with high capacity, arefully equipped with the required communication devices.
Director of Quang Nam province’s Department ofAgriculture and Rural Development Pham Viet Tich said that this year, theprovince will keep strengthening communication activities besides efforts toimprove fishing infrastructure, on-sea services, storage, and post-harvestprocessing./.
