Lighting up the sea with Da Nang fishermen

Attending the program were: former Politburo member, former Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh - Honorary Chairman of the program; Vice Chairman of Da Nang City People's Committee Tran Chi Cuong; leaders of Department of Area 5 - Central Inspection Commission; together with leaders of city departments, branches and sectors and a large number of fishermen.

At the program, the Organizing Committee presented 200 gifts to fishermen (each gift worth more than 5 million VND), including: Batteries, light bulbs, medicine bags, handbooks "Things to know about catching seafood", eagle battery combo boxes, specialized rope rolls and gift certificates worth 1 million VND. In addition, the Organizing Committee also presented 25 scholarships, each worth more than 2 million VND, to students from fishing families who have overcome difficulties and excelled in their studies.

According to Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper Mai Ngoc Phuoc, “Lighting up the sea with fishermen” is a social charity program with important political significance and noble humanistic values. In 2023, the program reached fishermen in 9 coastal provinces and cities across the country.

Along with that are legal communication activities that are very close to the fishermen's lives, suitable for each locality, close to reality and effective. Contributing to the goal of removing the "yellow card" as the Government's action plan has issued. At the same time, creating a great source of inspiration, sympathy and sharing from the whole country towards fishermen - those who often go to sea, to places with strong winds and waves not only to earn a living, but also to contribute greatly to the exercise of sovereignty, jurisdiction and protection of national sovereignty.

Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City Tran Chi Cuong said that, located in the center of the country, the city is identified by the Government as a locality with a geopolitical, economic, security and defense position of the country and is one of the five major fishing centers of the country, associated with the Hoang Sa fishing grounds. In recent times, the city government has paid special attention to implementing the goal of developing fisheries effectively and sustainably in association with ensuring national defense and security.

Thereby, many support policies and management solutions were promptly issued, suitable to the actual conditions of the locality, on investing in the synchronous completion of fisheries infrastructure at Tho Quang fishing port and fishing dock; strengthening the management of exploitation, protection and development of aquatic resources, ensuring safety for people and fishing vessels; modernizing fisheries management at sea, combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing...

The focus on organizing and implementing solutions to support fisheries development has promptly resolved the difficulties of the city's fishermen, thereby enabling fishermen to develop a new fleet of offshore fishing vessels fully equipped with modern machinery and technological equipment, ensuring communication. In particular, it has created a strong change in fishermen's awareness of the state's attention in supporting fishermen to develop fisheries exploitation, helping fishermen feel secure in going offshore and sticking to the sea in traditional fishing grounds such as Hoang Sa and Truong Sa; raising awareness of protecting and preserving the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland, and combating IUU fishing (since 2007, no Da Nang fishing vessels have been arrested or handled by foreign countries).

The Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Da Nang City added that in the coming time, to improve the effectiveness of supporting fishermen to go offshore and contribute to the whole country to remove the yellow card of the European Commission (EC), the city will focus on organizing the implementation of the Plan to prevent and combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in Da Nang for the period 2023 - 2025; research, build and develop models of association, joint ventures, linking stages in the production process, from exploitation, preservation to processing and consumption of products in the direction of increasing the value of products and profits for fishermen.

The program "Lighting up the sea with fishermen" organized by Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper from the beginning of 2023, is expected to take place in 28 coastal provinces and cities across the country, with a total implementation cost of more than 30 billion VND, to support, encourage and accompany fishermen; stand side by side with the Government and local authorities to find solutions to remove the "yellow card" for Vietnam's seafood industry.

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