Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) In a document sent to the People’s Committees of coastal cities and provinces, the ministry said the ChineseBureau of Fisheries is implementing the suspension of fishing from 12am on May 1 to 12am on August 16in various waters, some of which are within Vietnam’s sovereignty in the EastSea.
The cities andprovinces were required to encourage fishermen to continue fishing in Vietnam’swaters and to ask them to go fishing in groups to support each other.
Vessels licensed to gofishing in the Gulf of Tonkin’s joint fishing area during 2019-2020 are not allowedto move to the east of the Gulf of Tonkin delimitation line.
Authorities of the citiesand provinces must direct competent agencies to enhance management and inspections over the exploitationof fisheries products in waters, especially the departure times of fishing vessels.
Localities mustpromptly report contingencies relating to fishing vessels and fishermen to thehotline of the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance, at 024 6273 7323./.
