Squadron 128 presents 80 gifts to Nghe An fishermen
(Baonghean.vn) - Implementing the annual program "Vietnam Navy as a support for fishermen to go offshore" in Quynh Thuan commune, Quynh Luu, Squadron 128 of the Navy has coordinated with the Department of Fisheries to propagate, check the health and give gifts to encourage fishermen.
Here, fishermen are assisted by officers of theSquadron 128and Nghe An Fisheries Sub-Department introduced the position and role of our country's seas and islands in the cause of building and protecting the Fatherland; information about the situation in the East Sea; activities of the Army joining hands to remove the European Union's yellow card on Vietnamese seafood; some things fishermen need to know in the program "Vietnam Navy is a fulcrum for fishermen to go offshore and stick to the sea".

In addition, fishermen were also informed of the spirit of Directive 45/CT-TTg dated December 13, 2017 of the Prime Minister on a number of urgent tasks and solutions to overcome the European Commission's warning on combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; a number of new regulations on fisheries exploitation according to the Law on Fisheries.Fisheries Law 2017Fishermen need to know, propagate, and publicize cases of violations that are handled by law, contributing to warning and deterring the consequences of illegal fishing in foreign waters...
Also in the Program, the delegation of officers from the 128th Naval Division and the Nghe An Fisheries Sub-Department met, encouraged, and talked with fishermen on offshore fishing vessels; the naval medical officers organized medical examinations, health consultations, and provided free medicine to fishermen's relatives.

On this occasion, Squadron 128 presented 80 gifts to 80 outstanding fishing families, each gift included a gift bag worth 300,000 VND, a national flag; and also presented a number of medicine cabinets and life jackets to fishing boats. The total value of the gifts was nearly 30 million VND.

As planned, on August 29 and 31, 2023, the working group of Squadron 128 will continue to implement the program "Vietnam Navy as a support for fishermen to go offshore and stick to the sea" at Ky Ha fishing port, Ky Anh town, Ha Tinh province and Hoa Loc fishing port, Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province./.