At the New Year's gathering, fishermen asked about vessel tracking devices.

On February 17th, at the Phuoc Tinh Border Guard Station, the People's Committee of Long Dien District ( Ba Ria - Vung Tau ) held a gathering and presented gifts to fishermen to celebrate the New Year. During the gathering, the People's Committee of Long Dien District and the Phuoc Tinh Border Guard Station disseminated information on combating illegal fishing.

Giving gifts to fishermen at the beginning of the year.

Approximately 300 boat owners, captains, and fishermen from Long Dien District attended the meeting. Authorities answered questions from boat owners, captains, and fishermen regarding new policies and regulations related to seafood exploitation; the quality of vessel tracking equipment; necessary documents for going out to sea; and food safety permits for fishing vessels…

This is the second year that the People's Committee of Long Dien District, in coordination with the border guard force, has organized a gathering and presented gifts to fishermen at the beginning of the year. Mr. Lam Van Hong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Long Dien District, said that a new feature of this year's gathering is that the locality has invited additional units providing vessel tracking equipment so that fishermen and boat owners can ask questions related to the technical aspects of the tracking equipment, such as why the equipment is not communicating or is disconnected…

Mr. Lam Van Hong wished the fishermen a successful first fishing trip of the year, with abundant catches of seafood, and especially emphasized that they should not engage in illegal fishing or violate foreign waters.

Long Dien District has more than 1,200 offshore fishing vessels. In 2023, no fishing vessels or fishermen from Long Dien District violated foreign waters.

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