In order to contribute to the prevention and complete cessation of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, Bac Lieu regularly pays attention to and promotes the propagation and dissemination of the law. in order to raise awareness for vehicle owners, captains, fishermen, and contribute to the removal of the European yellow card together with provinces and cities across the country.
Colonel Nguyen Thai Duong - Deputy Political Commissar of Coast Guard Region 4 Command and Mr. Pham Van Muoi - Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development presented Uncle Ho's photo, flag and medical bag to fishermen in Ganh Hao town (Dong Hai district).
Various forms of propaganda
Recently, the Command of the Coast Guard Region 4 (CSB) coordinated with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to propagate and disseminate the law on IUU prevention to more than 300 fishing boat owners, captains, and coastal fishermen in Ho Chi Minh City. Bac Lieu, Hoa Binh and Dong Hai districts. Fishing vessel owners, captains and fishermen were informed by reporters of the CSB 4 Regional Command about the basic contents of the Vietnam Fisheries Law 2017, the Vietnam Coast Guard Law 2018 and the Vietnam Coast Guard Law. legal documents on prevention and combat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, moving towards ending the situation of fishing vessels violating foreign waters for illegal fishing. fisheries license.
Mr. Tran Trong's family (hamlet 4, Ganh Hao town, Dong Hai district) has 2 ships over 15m which are registered, registered and fully equipped with cruise monitoring equipment. Mr. Tran Trong said: “My family's fishing boat often fishes in Con Dao area. Previously, the ship also went fishing in foreign areas, but in recent years, the provincial authorities and CSB Region 4 have organized propaganda on IUU prevention and control, so I no longer allow fishing boats to violate foreign waters. . At the same time, comply with all State regulations on combating IUU fishing.
Determining that propaganda plays a very important role in raising awareness about IUU fishing, the province has stepped up propaganda, training and dissemination of the Fisheries Law and its guiding documents. , especially regulations against IUU fishing for fishing communities. At the same time, regularly patrol, inspect and control fishing activities in the sea areas; monitoring fishing vessels through the navigation system and regularly reminding through the radio communication system. Accordingly, from the beginning of the year until now, the functional sector has organized propaganda, dissemination and legal education for 1.711 turns of ship owners and captains on the regulations on technical architecture in the sea areas, registration and registration of fishing vessels. Record and submit KTTS diaries, distribute 614 leaflets and donate more than 1.800 national flags to fishermen.
Propaganda is also carried out through the local loudspeaker system, along with mobilizing vehicle owners and captains to commit not to violate foreign waters. As a result, 100% of vehicle owners and captains signed a commitment not to violate.
Colonel Nguyen Thai Duong, Deputy Political Commissar of Coast Guard Region 4 Command:
The CSB 4 Regional Command has actively coordinated closely with localities, including Bac Lieu province, to promote propaganda and legal education for captains and fishermen to prevent IUU. The Regional Command has also dispatched ships to carry out anti-IUU fishing missions in the bordering sea area. Thereby, making an important contribution to promoting the EC to soon remove the yellow card warning for Vietnam's seafood industry.
Strongly handle violations
In order to effectively implement the recommendations of the European Commission on combating IUU fishing, in addition to focusing on diversifying forms of propaganda, the Provincial IUU Steering Committee also directs the functional sector to develop a mechanism, policies to support fishing vessel owners to purchase and install cruise monitoring equipment (VMS) for fishing vessels. Reviewing and statistics of all fishing vessels registered, registered, granted fishing licenses, installed VMS equipment according to regulations. Update 100% of fishing vessel data into the National Fisheries Database. Make a list of fishing vessels at high risk of violating IUU fishing and fishing vessels that have been sold to individuals in other provinces but have not yet completed transfer procedures.
Inspecting and controlling 100% of fishing vessels entering and exiting berths at Border Guard checkpoints must have adequate documents and equipment as prescribed. Fishing vessels enter and exit the port in accordance with regulations, ensuring that the VMS equipment operates continuously 24/24 hours from leaving the port to the time of arrival. Monitor 100% of fishing vessels operating at sea through the system to receive, process and provide information on cruise monitoring data; at the same time coordinate with relevant agencies and units to handle fishing vessels that cross the sea boundary, fail to maintain operation or disable cruise monitoring equipment during operations at sea.
Bac Lieu also developed regulations on coordination with coastal provinces and cities to control provincial fishing vessels operating in areas outside the province. Reviewing points of fishing vessels docking and unloading fishery caught at fishing ports. Organize monitoring and traceability of 100% of fishery output unloaded and unloaded in the province; ensuring that 100% of fishing vessels with the largest length of 15m or more must dock at designated ports (Ganh Hao Fishing Port) to load and unload aquatic products. The captain and owner of the fishing vessel must notify before docking at the port and record and submit the fishing log as prescribed; check and compare the information in the fishing log to ensure it is consistent with the fishing vessel monitoring data. To certify, certify and trace the origin of caught aquatic products under the guidance of the Ministry of Agriculture; ensure 100% of export shipments to the European market and other markets that require traceability of exploited seafood materials…
Mr. Pham Van Muoi - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said: "Following against IUU fishing, the province has strengthened strict handling of schools that violate illegal fishing in foreign waters and information on other methods. mass media. Handling cases of brokering, hooking up fishing vessels and fishermen in Bac Lieu to illegally exploit seafood in foreign waters to prevent and deter. In parallel, it is opening peak patrols, inspections and controls with coordination between inter-sectoral and inter-provincial authorities and strictly penalizes 100% of IUU fishing according to regulations.
Minh Dat
Provincial Fisheries Sub-Department propagates registration and registration for ship owners and captains in Dong Hai district. Photo: M.RED
According to the Provincial Fisheries Sub-Department, the total number of registered vessels across the province so far is 1.019 fishing vessels. Of which, there are 15 ships with a length of 452m or more, 12 ships with a length of 15 to under 209m, and 6 ships with a length of 12 to under 358m. Authorities have issued 761 fishing licenses to fishing vessels, of which 15 are vessels with a length of 447m or more.
