Nghe An: More large ships exploit offshore areas

(Baonghean.vn) - Along with the State's support policy, Nghe An fishermen focus on investing in upgrading and building new large-engine boats to go offshore, increase economic value, and protect marine resources.

Large ships with large engines were built by Nghe An fishermen under the support policy of Decree 67/CP. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Nghe An province has 3,964 fishing boats, catching about 110 tons of seafood each year. However, due to the number of boats with capacity under 20 CV accounting for nearly 1,600 fishing boats operating in coastal areas, the amount of trash fish is high, with low economic value (mainly in Dien Chau and Nghi Loc districts).

In order to increase the output of offshore seafood exploitation, reduce nearshore and miscellaneous fish, encourage offshore fishing in the form of production teams, exploit objects with high economic value, good consumption market... Nghe An aims to reduce the total number of boats to 3,870 by 2020, of which the number of high-capacity boats, exploiting offshore areas will increase to 1,600. Of which, the large fleet is most concentrated in Quynh Luu district, Hoang Mai town.

By 2020, seafood output in Nghe An is estimated to reach 120,000 tons, with export value reaching 50 million USD.

In addition to the government's support policies, in Nghe An, many fishermen have mobilized their own capital to build large boats with large engines to go offshore. Large-capacity fleets, in addition to increasing the value of fishing and protecting marine resources, also actively contribute to the work of protecting the Fatherland's sea and islands.

Xuan Hoang