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Fishing boats in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan are expected to catch a total of 126,879 tonnes of seafood this year, up 2.5% from 2021.

Thanks to its effective exploitation of advantages and right investment in fishing, the southcentral province of Binh Thuan province has become one of the major fisheries centres of Vietnam.

The south central province of Ninh Thuan is pushing ahead with the popularization of the 2017 Law on Fisheries, to raise fishermen’s awareness about 14 illegal fishing acts and the need of obeying law when joining offshore fishing.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has sent a document to People’s Committees of coastal provinces and cities, requesting ship owners and captains to turn on satellite-positioning devices (Movimar) round the clock when going fishing offshore.

The southern province of Tien Giang has developed a fleet of offshore fishing vessels in order to create jobs for workers at sea and affirm sea and island sovereignty.

The State budget will provide insurance premium support for offshore fishing ships and offshore fishery logistic vessels, said a new decree on fishery development policies.

The Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is undertaking a number of drastic measures to prevent local fishermen from illegal fishing in foreign waters and raise their awareness of the matter and related laws.

The confederations of Labour of central Binh Thuan and Quang Ngai provinces presented 1,000 national flags to members of commune-based Fishery Trade Unions in Ly Son Island district, on August 1.

An inspection by an independent team on the quality of steel fishing ships built under a Government decree revealed that ship-building companies used substandard components for a number of ships

The north central province of Thanh Hoa will scale down inshore fishing and invest more in high-capacity vessels for offshore fishing between now and 2025, under the local fisheries master plan.

The Quang Tri People’s Committee has made a decision on urgent aid for farmers in the coastal districts of Trieu Phong, Vinh Linh, Gio Linh and Hai Lang, which are affected by mass fish deaths.