Nghe An: 7 more fishing boats were warned and fined for violating the Fisheries Law
(Baonghean.vn) - Continuing the inspection program against illegal IUU fishing inshore, on March 19 and 20, the provincial interdisciplinary team monitored fishing activities in coastal waters from the south of Cua Lo port to Dien Chau sea area (Nghe An).
 |
| 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 andpunishmentThe 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 each.
Besides the main error is 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 registered 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 heavy, 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 the observations of reporters following the group, almost all fishing vessels violated the law. Many times, when they saw the fishing inspection ship approaching, the trawlers started their engines and were ready to throw away their fishing gear to avoid it. Therefore, in addition to checking, arresting and imposing fines, the group 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 5 million to 10 million VND for the act of incompletely recording a fishing log or 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.
.jpg "Quân khu 4 kiểm tra công tác phòng chống bão số 10 Bualoi tại Nghệ An")
