Taking advantage of days when the sea is rough and boats cannot go out to sea, Lieutenant Colonel Le Viet Dung, Political Officer of Bach Long Vi Border Guard Station, and his comrades are present at the harbor to propagate and encourage people to comply with regulations on exploiting and catching aquatic and marine resources.

Lieutenant Colonel Le Viet Dung stated: “Due to the large number of ships seeking shelter from the winter, we invited fishermen from 4-5 ships onto one vessel for direct awareness campaigns and leaflet distribution, focusing on specific behaviors such as: not fishing without a license or with an expired license; not using prohibited fishing gear; not fishing in prohibited areas or during prohibited times; not fishing for endangered or rare species, or species smaller than permitted... We combined these awareness campaigns with patrols, inspections, and strict enforcement against ship owners who intentionally violated the regulations.”

Officers from the Bach Long Vi Border Guard Station (under the command of the Hai Phong City Border Guard) are disseminating legal information to fishermen anchoring their boats on the island.

At the Do Son Border Guard Station, activities to raise awareness against illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing are also being intensified during this period through patrols and inspections at sea and organized awareness sessions with large participation from local fishermen. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Manh Hung, Commander of the Do Son Border Guard Station, said: “We coordinate with the Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center Region 1 (Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center), the Coast Guard, the Navy, the Fisheries Surveillance Force, and local Party committees and authorities to invite fishing boat owners, captains, and fishermen to the unit to listen to awareness campaigns and legal education; combining the awareness campaign with giving away national flags and free life jackets, and encouraging fishermen to sign pledges not to violate regulations when participating in fishing activities at sea.”

With the motto "wherever there are fishermen, there is propaganda and legal education activities," over the years, the Hai Phong City Border Guard has implemented a "three-pronged approach": staying close to the area, staying close to the fishermen, and staying close to the fishing grounds. The unit proactively innovates and diversifies forms and methods of propaganda and legal education, ensuring they are appropriate to the actual conditions of each agency, unit, and locality, such as: organizing centralized propaganda conferences; disseminating information through the internal public address system of the locality and unit; visual propaganda through slogans, banners, and posters; mobile propaganda; and individual propaganda through border guard work methods. In particular, agencies and units have leveraged the role of reporters and propagandists at all levels to visit ships and boats to disseminate information and distribute leaflets and brochures to fishermen. These forms and methods have helped bring the law closer to fishermen, contributing to improved effectiveness of propaganda activities.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Lap, Head of Political Affairs of the Border Guard Command of Hai Phong City, said: “At each stage, we will determine the content of the propaganda to suit the practical situation, focusing on a number of legal documents such as: the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea; the Vietnamese Law on the Sea; the Vietnamese Border Guard Law; the Vietnamese Coast Guard Law; combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; disaster prevention and control, search and rescue at sea... The propaganda materials and publications are compiled concisely, focusing on the main content so that fishermen can easily understand, remember, and implement them.”

Officers from the Bach Long Vi Border Guard Station (under the command of the Hai Phong City Border Guard) are disseminating legal information to fishermen anchoring their boats on the island.

To enhance the effectiveness of propaganda and legal education activities, the Hai Phong City Border Guard Command annually focuses on training and improving the skills and practical experience of officers, staff, and soldiers in carrying out propaganda and mobilization work among fishermen. The unit proactively coordinates with media agencies to publish news articles, create special features and topics for propaganda and legal education; sends branded text messages to fishermen's mobile phone subscribers; and encourages influential figures in the community to participate in propaganda efforts.

Colonel Pham Hong Phong, Deputy Political Commissar of the Hai Phong City Military Command and concurrently Political Commissar of the Hai Phong City Border Guard Command, stated: In 2025, the unit organized 8 conferences to disseminate and educate on legal matters to 1,313 people, including citizens, crew members, workers, and fishing boat owners; conducted 265 broadcasts on the local radio system; conducted 1,933 direct broadcasts through the daily work of the Border Guard; and sent branded text messages to 1,400 fishing boat subscribers in the city. In particular, the unit coordinated the dissemination of information on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing to 2,351 vessels with 12,431 vessel owners and crew members in the area. These results significantly contribute to the effective implementation of the "All People Participate in Protecting National Sovereignty , Territorial Security, and Border Security in the New Situation" movement. Ensuring security and safety at sea helps people feel secure in venturing out to sea and maintaining their livelihoods; and through this, together with the border guard forces, firmly protects the sacred sovereignty of the Fatherland's seas and islands.

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/phap-luat/pho-bien-giao-duc-phap-luat/dua-kien-thuc-phap-luat-den-voi-ngu-dan-1017498