Nghe An conducts a general inspection and review of the number and status of fishing vessels in the area.
(Baonghean.vn) - That is one of the new requirements in Official Dispatch No. 8791/UBND-NN dated October 17, 2023 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on focusing on strengthening direction and taking drastic actions to implement solutions to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing (IUU) in the province.
Accordingly, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee requests:

Relevant departments, branches, agencies, organizations and individuals must strictly implement the Party's policies and the State's laws onsustainable development of marine economy, protect the ocean environment, marine ecosystems, create sustainable livelihoods for coastal communities. Coastal communities ensure compliance with policies, laws and international obligations in protecting the domestic and international marine environment, combating IUU fishingis to protect one's own interests.

Continue to seriously implement the directions of the Central ministries, branches and the Provincial People's Committee related to combating IUU fishing towelcome and work with EC delegationachieve the best results; ensure both propaganda and mobilization, and ensure discipline, thoroughly handle cases of intentional violations of IUU fishing, especially violations of foreign waters, violations of VMS regulations... ensure humanity and humanity while being sufficiently deterrent, and the strictness of the law; resolutely handle organizations and individuals who, for short-term benefits, forget long-term benefits, for personal interests, forget collective interests, affecting efforts to remove the yellow card warning.
Local authorities, especially at the commune, ward and town levels, must uphold their sense of responsibility and determination to act in combating IUU fishing, review and handle the responsibilities of local government leaders, levels, sectors and functional forces who lack a sense of responsibility, leading to the prolongation of IUU fishing violations in the locality, delay in advising and resolving sustainable livelihoods for the fishing community...

Department of Agriculture and Rural Development:Carefully prepare documents and files related to logistics work, direct relevant agencies to arrange locations for EC delegations to work and request traceability of aquatic and seafood products, to avoid passive situations and errors.
Closely coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to conduct a general inspection, review, and list of all fishing vessels and ensure that the current status of fishing vessels is understood, including: the number of fishing vessels that have been registered, inspected, and licensed, and fishing vessels whose registration, inspection, and licensing have expired but have not been registered, inspected, or re-licensed; vessels that have not installed VMS, etc. to screen and classify; handle according to regulations for cases of fishing vessels with 3 no's (not registered, inspected, or licensed).

Monitor, supervise and strictly manage fishing vessel activities at sea, ensure compliance with regulations on turning on VMS devices when participating in seafood exploitation. Take the lead and coordinate with functional forces.Launch a peak period of patrolling and controlling fishing activitiesAt sea, strictly handle organizations and individuals who violate IUU fishing...
Provincial Border Guard Command:OwnerCoordinate with relevant units to focus on strong measures, resolutely prevent Nghe An fishing boats from violating illegal fishing in foreign waters, and attach responsibility to leaders of Party committees, authorities at all levels and functional forces with the implementation results. Direct the launching of peak periods of patrolling, inspecting, controlling, and sanctioning administrative violations in the field of fisheries, focusing on strictly handling cases of illegal fishing in foreign waters and violations of VMS connection regulations.
Provincial Police, Department of Finance and Information & Communications:Directing units and localities to grasp the investigation situation and promptly handle acts of brokerage and collusion to bring fishing vessels and fishermen to illegally exploit in foreign waters; brokerage and bribery of fishing vessels and fishermen illegally detained by foreign countries to return to the country; advising on funding arrangements, prioritizing financial resources to effectively and properly implement the task of combating IUU fishing; directing the provincial press and media agencies to increase the time and form of propaganda on the province's efforts to prevent and combat IUU fishing; praising good examples in preventing and combating IUU fishing in the area.
People's Committees of coastal districts and towns:Closely coordinate with relevant departments and branches to conduct a general inspection, review, and make a list of all fishing vessels in the area and ensure that the current status of fishing vessels and vessels that have not installed VMS is known in order to screen, classify, monitor, and supervise all activities and provide information when requested.
In addition, the Provincial People's Committee also assigned localities to regularly inspect and supervise the implementation of anti-IUU fishing tasks in communes and wards; promptly encourage and reward typical examples and strictly handle organizations and individuals who lack a sense of responsibility, causing violations or failing to complete assigned tasks. Relevant agencies, localities, organizations and individuals must seriously implement this.