Illustrative image (Source: VNA) QuangTri (VNA) - The central coastalprovince of Quang Tri has enhanced surveillance and inspection of fishingvessels docking at and setting sail from local ports as part of the efforts to preventillegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
This aims to soon remove the “yellow card” warning issued by the EuropeanCommission (EC) to Vietnam’s fishery sector.
Accordingly, at least 20 percent of fishing vessels specializingin catching tuna; 10 percent of those using nets for catching fish and 5percent of those specializing in other fields have been inspected.
Additionally, information in the logbook on fishing, fishery purchasing andtransshipments has been checked to ensure that aquatic species on board fishingvessels are in accordance with the sector that the vessels’ owners have registered.
Meanwhile, attention has been paid to comparing names and registration numbersof fishing ships with the list of illegal fishing vessels announced by theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
For fishing ships leaving ports, local authorities have inspected marineequipment, lifesaving and firefighting equipment; communication and signalsystems; cruise control device; fishing gear; and sailors.
According to the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, byJuly, the fisheries sector will have installed Movimar cruise monitoringequipment on the fishing vessels with lengths of 24m and above.
By 2020, this cruise-monitoring device will also have been installed on fishingvessels with a length of over 15m. When this equipment is installed, owners offishing ships must turn it on 24 hours a day during the fishing process, toconnect with the inland force for monitoring
Local authorities have also paid heed to organising campaignsto raising public awareness of regulations of the EC in reported fishingactivities.-VNA
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