Fishing vessels in Nghe An province must comply with regulations on combating illegal fishing.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, inspects the work of recording logbooks on fishing vessels at Lach Van Fishing Port. Photo: Xuan Hoang

At the two fishing ports of Lach Van (Dien Chau) and Lach Quen (Quynh Luu), Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong inspected environmental sanitation in the fishing port area, the record-keeping of vessels entering and leaving the port; especially the fishermen's fishing logs: date, catch, coordinates, and yield. He also reviewed the coordination between the Border Guard and the fishing ports in managing the entry and exit of fishing vessels.

Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong inspects Lach Quen Fishing Port. Photo: Xuan Hoang.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong acknowledged the active involvement of fishing ports in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. In addition, attention was paid to port sanitation, with daily cleaning and maintenance.

The biggest challenge currently is that fishing ports lack communication equipment to receive information from fishermen regarding departures, arrivals, and other situations at sea. In addition, the port infrastructure has not been adequately invested in and equipped.

Mr. Nguyen Chi Luong - Head of the Fisheries Sub-Department

However, Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong requested that local authorities at the commune and district levels enhance their responsibility in coordinating with relevant agencies to implement State regulations on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, especially in disseminating information to fishermen.

Cleaning up the fishing port is a daily task for the Lach Van Fishing Port Management Board. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Dinh Viet Hong, noted that in May, the European Commission will return to inspect the implementation of measures to combat illegal fishing. Therefore, from now until April 15th, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development must direct its specialized agencies to strictly implement regulations on fishing. At the same time, they must complete the necessary documents as directed by the Government.

Fishermen in Quynh Luu receive supplies in preparation for going out to sea. Photo: Xuan Hoang.

Nghe An currently has 4 fishing ports, 6 fishing wharves, and 5 storm shelters for boats. In recent years, the province has implemented the construction, upgrading, and expansion of all four fishing ports: Lach Corn, Lach Van, Lach Quen, and Cua Hoi fishing port, facilitating the mooring of boats and the buying and selling of seafood.

The province currently has 3,521 fishing vessels, including 1,430 offshore fishing vessels; the annual seafood catch reaches approximately 150,000 tons of various types of seafood.