Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)To that end, Vice Chairman of the provincial People'sCommittee Nguyen Minh Canh said that the committee has proposed the Departmentof Agriculture and Rural Development to preside over and coordinate with the provincialBorder Guard Command and the Department of Public Security and district-level People'sCommittees to promote dissemination activities in various forms, with focus onhigh-risk subjects such as owners of ships operating outside the province and ships that often lose cruise control signals, or those crossing the border.
At the same time, authorities will continue encouraging vesselowners to sign a commitment not to conduct IUU fishing, especially in foreignwaters. The signing of the commitment must be completed in March 2022.
Ben Tre continues to closely manage fishing vesselsregistered in the province and install monitoring devices on ships, especially thoseoperating outside the province.
Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development Doan Van Danh said that to date, up to 98.77 percent of shipsin the province have been equipped with monitoring devices.
Local authorities will well monitor the fishing output toensure all caught are inspected while going through local ports and have full traceable documents in accordance with regulations.
The provincial People's Committee has also requested the provincialBorder Guard Command to maintain the strict control of ships and crew membersentering and leaving the wharves and ensure that the ships sailing to sea musthave all the required documents./.
VNA
