Nghe An: 7 more fishing boats were warned and fined for violating the Fisheries Law

Fisheries control forces used high-speed canoes to approach from a distance a group of trawlers in the waters of Dien Chau bordering Nghi Loc. Photo: Nguyen Hai

Through the inspection, the delegation approached 22 vessels to check fishing documents and procedures, directly reminding 5 ship owners andpunishThe administrative fee for two trawlers, NA - 2496 - TS of Mr. Nguyen Van Tam and NA - 80125-TS of Mr. Ho Van Thuy, located in Yen Thinh hamlet, Dien Ngoc commune (Dien Chau), is 2.5 million VND per boat.

In addition to the main fault of incorrect fishingfishing grounds(2 ships with length from 12-15 m), the 2 ship owners above also made some mistakes such as not providing enough life buoys, not recording full exploitation logs, not paying insurance for crew members or the crew members on board did not match the registration list...

The inspection team inspected procedures and escorted a fishing boat that violated regulations to the main ship to carry out administrative penalty procedures. Photo: Nguyen Hai

The representative of the interdisciplinary inspection team added: In the past 2 years, although the provincial authorities have continuously inspected, reminded and even imposed heavy fines, people's compliance has not changed, and illegal fishing still occurs. Currently, Decree No. 42/2019/ND-CP of the Government on administrative penalties in the field of fisheries is quite severe, making it difficult for both fishermen and authorities to handle in the field.

The inspection team warned a boat owner in Dien Chau for violating fishing grounds. Photo: Nguyen Hai

According to observations by reporters accompanying the delegation, almost all fishing vessels violated the law. Many times, when they saw the fisheries inspection ship approaching, the trawlers started their engines and were ready to throw away their fishing gear to stay away. Therefore, in addition to checking, arresting and imposing fines, the delegation handled 4 sets of fishing gear that were cut and thrown away by fishermen's fishing boats to prevent accidents at sea due to broken propellers due to floating trawl nets tangling with fishing boats.

Clause 1, Point b, Article 25, Decree No. 42/ND-CP of 2019 of the Government stipulates a fine of from VND 5 million to VND 10 million for the act of incompletely recording a Fishing Logbook, incompletely recording the number ofcrewfishing on board or not participating in insurance for crew members; similarly, Clause 1, Article 27, Decree 42 also stipulates that the act of discarding fishing gear into natural waters will also be fined at least 2.5 to 3 million VND/act.