Ministry rejects China’s fishing ban on Vietnamese waters
China’s fishing ban on waters within Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right, and jurisdiction in the East Sea is valueless, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in a recent document sent to coastal localities.
Fishing vessels of Ninh Thuan province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) ꩲ– China’s fishing ban on waters withinVietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right, and jurisdiction in the East Sea is valueless, said theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) in a recent document sentto coastal localities.
China’s fishing moratorium, lasting from May 1 to August 16,covers different areas, including waters within Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right, and jurisdiction in theEast Sea.
Stressing that the Chinese ban is void, the MARD asked thePeople’s Committees of coastal localities to immediately notify fishermen of theissue and encourage them to continue fishing as normal in the Vietnamese waters.
Local administrations were told to advise fishermen to go ontrips in groups to support one another at sea and inform authorities about any infringementson the Vietnamese waters by foreign fishing vessels.
Thecoastal localities were also asked to order relevant agencies to increasemonitoring of fishing activities via satellite, issue warnings to vessels whennecessary, and report any incidents related to fishing boats and fishermen at seato the ministry’s Department of Fisheries Resources Surveillance./.
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Fishing vessels of Ninh Thuan province (Photo: VNA)
