At the working session (Photo: VNA) In a working session with the provincial People’s Committee,Minister Hoan asked the locality to strengthen measures against IUU fishing, especially from now until May 2024, while reviewing recommendationsfrom the European Commission (EC) for better performance, aiming to boost the green andsustainable growth of the fisheries industry.
Stressing that all actions must focus on maintainingVietnamese aquatic resources for present and future generations, theofficial underlined the need to strengthen communications to enhance publicawareness and responsibility in the field.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Tho affirmed that BaRia-Vung Tau will work hard to roll out more solutions to prevent and fight IUUfishing, as well as joining hands with the whole country to remove the EC’s yellow card inits next examination.
According to Vice Chairman of the committee Nguyen Cong Vinh, as of the end ofMarch, 60.9% of the local fleet were offshore fishing vessels, while 96.82% ofthe fishing vessels with a length from 15m have been equipped with a vessel monitoring system.
Currently, 96.09% of the local fleet have received offshorefishing licences, he added.
Over the years, local authorities have closely controlledseafood in ports, detecting 55 cases of violating fishing regulations.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau hasn't recorded a single vessel violating foreignwaters since August of last year.
Earlier, Minister Hoan visited local fishermen and seafood processing firms,and toured fishing ports in Vung Tau city./.
VNA
