Tien Giang striving to develop sustainable offshore fishing: official
Many concerted and drastic measures have been taken by the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang since the beginning of 2021 to promote offshore fishing, prevent illegal seafood exploitation, and sustainably develop the fisheries industry, according to a local official.
TienGiang (VNA) – Many concerted and drastic measures have been taken by theMekong Delta province of Tien Giang since the beginning of 2021 to promoteoffshore fishing, prevent illegal seafood exploitation, and sustainably developthe fisheries industry, according to a local official.
DeputyDirector of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development TranHoang Nhat Nam said inspection teams have been set up to examine fishing boats’compliance with rules against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU)fishing and strictly deal with wrongdoings.
TienGiang has coordinated with ministries, central agencies, and theadministrations of the 27 other coastal provinces and cities to share and process information in a timely manner so as to deal with and soon put an end to IUUfishing in foreign waters.
Effortshave also been made to boost the dissemination of the Law on Fisheries,anti-IUU fishing regulations, maps of sea storms and maritime boundaries, alongwith information about maritime traffic safety, aquatic resources conservationand development, and Vietnam’s seas and islands so as to raise fishermen’s awarenessof sustainable fisheries, Nam noted.
Headded local authorities have implemented some policies to encourage and assist offshorefishing and related services in order to boost economic value and safeguardsecurity, order, and sovereignty at sea.
Sofar, Tien Giang has seen the establishment of 44 fishing cooperative groups gathering405 vessels with 3,544 crewmembers, one fishing cooperative with sevenvessels and 68 crewmembers, and three seafood unions with 98 vessels and 745crewmembers.
Namsaid the founding of fishing cooperative groups and cooperatives, as well asthe development of logistics services boats, has helped improve the catch valueand supplies for sea fishing, reduce expenses, raise offshore fishing efficiency,protect the maritime sovereignty, and assist one another in coping with unexpectedincidents while working at sea.
Theprovince targets over 125,000 tonnes of seafood caught this year to serve the domesticmarket and export processing. The volume approximated 20,000 tonnes in thefirst two months of this year./.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has asked the Directorate of Fisheries to pool all possible resources and take synchronous measures to soon remove “yellow card” warning on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
The south-central province of Ninh Thuan has applied measures to restructure its fisheries sector and support local fishermen to develop a high-capacity fleet for higher efficiency in offshore fishing.
Vietnam is striving to sustainably develop its fishery and promote responsible practices while protecting and restoring aquatic resources and preserving biodiversity, according to a draft national plan on protecting and exploiting aquatic resources from 2021 – 2030, with a vision towards 2050.
Up to 3,664 out of 3,666 fishing boats in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang have been equipped with monitoring devices, the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported.
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