At the conference, after listening to the report of the Command of Coast Guard Region 4 on the work of combating IUU fishing in recent times, the unit regularly conducts propaganda and dissemination of laws to the local people on preventing and combating IUU fishing with many rich, diverse, flexible and effective forms.
Organize propaganda and sign commitments not to violate foreign waters for “high-risk” fishing boat owners and captains; diversify propaganda forms through social media platforms, on cyberspace and in the field.
Closely coordinate with patrol forces, inspect and strictly control vessels and fishing boats participating in seafood exploitation at sea; regularly mobilize patrol forces, resolutely not let fishing boats violate foreign waters... investigate and strictly handle violations in the field of fisheries...
Delegates attending the conference exchanged experiences, shared good, creative and effective ways in combating IUU fishing, and also pointed out limitations, difficulties, obstacles and ways and measures to overcome them in the coming time.
Colonel Nguyen Van Tranh - Deputy Commander of the Law Command of the Coast Guard Region 4 said that in 2023, the Command of the Region closely coordinated with local Party committees and authorities of Kien Giang, Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, Soc Trang , and Ben Tre provinces to organize propaganda for more than 20,000 cadres and fishermen, especially captains and owners of vessels at "high risk" of illegal fishing, regularly and strictly maintaining the order and duty regime of the command posts at all levels to promptly detect, call and prevent fishing vessels showing signs of crossing the boundary to exploit seafood in the prescribed sea area, fishing vessels losing connection to VMS to turn on the device again...
At the same time, strengthen coordination with forces including the Economic Police of coastal provinces and cities in grasping, investigating and verifying the situation of Vietnamese fishing vessels exploiting seafood at sea, advising all levels to do a good job of handling fishing vessels that violate the law, preventing the situation of fishing vessels with "three no's" operating (no registration, no inspection, no license), resolutely not allowing fishing vessels to violate foreign waters, contributing with the whole country to remove the "yellow card" of the European Commission (EC) for the Vietnamese fisheries industry.
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