Working with the delegation were Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong; Vice Chairman of Provincial People's Committee Hoang Hai Minh and related departments and agencies.
The mission worked with the Provincial People's Committee on the situation of production, management of fisheries activities, fisheries infrastructure and implementation of the Fisheries Law 2017 and examined the implementation of the EC's recommendations on combating fisheries. IUU fishing; direction of the Standing Secretariat of the Secretariat, of the Prime Minister and implementation of the Conclusions of the National Steering Committee on IUU.
Reporting at the meeting, a representative of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that the area of aquaculture in the first six months of the year in Thua Thien Hue province was estimated at 6 hectares, equal to the same period in 2.800. Total seafood production in the first 2022 months of the year was estimated at 6 tons, up 31.000% over the same period. The regeneration of aquatic resources has been focused, having released a total of more than 0,7 shrimp, crabs and fish into the water bodies.
The province currently has 679 registered fishing vessels; the percentage of fishing vessels that have been granted fishing licenses is 677 units, reaching 99,7%; the remaining 02 have not been licensed because the ship is on the shore for conversion. All fishing vessels that go out to sea for fishing have a fishing license. All fishing vessels leaving and entering ports at fishing ports are still registered. 100% of fishing vessels operating to the sea have operating VMS equipment. In Thua Thien Hue, no fishing vessel has lost its VMS data connection for more than 10 days. Up to now, fishing vessels in Thua Thien Hue province have not violated illegal fishing in foreign waters.
Chairman of Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong said that the province identifies IUU fishing as one of the important tasks that the Provincial People's Committee cares about and directs. Directed to strengthen the responsibilities of the Party committees and local authorities and related organizations; attach the responsibility of the leader in management, supervision and implementation. Organize regular inspection and examination of the observance of the work against IUU fishing. At the same time, post-audit the performance of official duties of officials assigned to perform tasks.
Chairman of Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Van Phuong affirmed that in the coming time, the province will implement more effective measures to overcome the shortcomings and limitations raised by the delegation.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien acknowledged and highly appreciated the efforts of the province in implementing EC recommendations on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. determined. The Deputy Minister suggested that the province need to implement more drastic and synchronous solutions to meet the requirements as recommended by the EC.
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development proposed the province to develop a long-term strategy in combating IUU with an assessment of the situation of exploitation and farming; formulation of plans; create sustainable livelihoods, change careers for people...
On this occasion, the delegation visited Thuan An fishing port and visited shrimp farming technology at Vietnam High-tech Fisheries Company Limited, branch 1 in Hue./.
