Nghe An boats need to comply with regulations on combating illegal fishing.
(Baonghean.vn) - That was the direction of Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong after an inspection at the two fishing ports of Lach Van and Lach Quen on the morning of April 5.
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Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected the work of recording vessel logs at Lach Van Fishing Port. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
At the two fishing ports of Lach Van (Dien Chau) and Lach Quen (Quynh Luu), Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong inspected the environmental sanitation work at the fishing port area, the recording of books on the export and arrival of ships; especially the fishing logs of fishermen: date, catch, coordinates, output. The coordination between the Border Guard and the fishing ports in the management of fishing vessels entering and leaving the port.
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Vice 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 participation of fishing ports in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. In addition, the sanitation of fishing ports is of concern, cleaned daily.
The biggest difficulty at present is that fishing ports are not equipped with information means to receive information from fishermen about departures, arrivals, and other situations at sea. In addition, port infrastructure has not been properly invested in.
However, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong requested local authorities at the commune and district levels to enhance their responsibility in coordinating with functional agencies in implementing State regulations on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, especially in disseminating information to fishermen.
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Cleaning the fishing port is a daily task of the Lach Van Fishing Port Management Board. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong noted that in May, the European Commission will return to inspect the implementation of the fight against illegal fishing, so from now until April 15, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development must direct specialized agencies to strictly implement regulations on fishing. At the same time, complete documents according to the direction of the Government.
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Quynh Luu fishermen receive raw materials to prepare to go 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 4 fishing ports: Lach Con, Lach Van, Lach Quen and Cua Hoi fishing port, creating favorable conditions for boat anchoring and seafood trading.
The province currently has 3,521 fishing boats, of which 1,430 are offshore fishing boats; the annual seafood catch output is about 150 thousand tons of various types of seafood.
