A fulcrum for fishermen to go offshore and stick to the sea

Provincial Border Guards examine fishermen in coastal border areas.

In the last days of March, with favorable weather, fishermen in the sea area of ​​Giao Xuan commune (Giao Thuy) were busy preparing for their trip to sea. Replacing the faded national flag due to the sun and wind of the sea for the ship before leaving port, Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh, in Giao Xuan commune, excitedly said: "Having been attached to the sea and the profession all my life, the national flags fluttering in the sea of ​​my homeland have given me strength and confidence in every trip to sea with a boat full of shrimp and fish. When fishing at sea, every time I see the national flag fluttering, I feel my homeland and my responsibility to the sea and islands". With the desire to support fishermen in catching seafood safely at sea as well as ensuring security and order in the area, Ba Lat Border Guard Station has consulted and coordinated with local authorities to mobilize fishermen to establish 14 self-managed security teams at sea with 135 members participating. Self-managed security teams at sea have helped fishermen unite and bond with each other during their sea trips. Members regularly contact and support each other, and resolutely fight and denounce cases of foreign vessels violating our country's waters. Up to now, Ba Lat Border Guard Station has propagated, mobilized, and called on 569 vehicles and 1,980 workers working at sea and in huts to take shelter safely; coordinated to maintain 4 "Women for the development and peace of the sea" clubs, 3 "Farmers participating in economic development and protecting sovereignty and security of the sea", "Professional group exploiting aquatic products and participating in maintaining security and order". Mr. Nguyen Van Quan, a fisherman with many years of experience in the sea, said: "The fact that officers and soldiers of Ba Lat Border Guard Station regularly work with fishermen to grasp, exchange information, propagate and disseminate legal regulations when working at sea has contributed to helping people feel secure in doing business and production at sea, stabilizing their lives."

To facilitate and promptly support fishermen's fishing activities, the provincial Border Guard has directed border posts to survey, grasp the situation, advise the People's Committees of communes and towns to establish safe boat teams, security and order self-management teams; coordinate with competent agencies to step up propaganda and mobilize fishermen to implement regulations and rules of the sea border area, regulations of the State and the fisheries sector on fishing activities at sea, commit not to control fishing vessels to other countries' waters, strictly comply with regulations on ensuring safety equipment for people and vehicles operating at sea. Under the guidance of border posts, members of safe boat teams and security and order self-management teams are instructed, disseminated, and trained in rescue, flood and storm prevention, search and rescue at sea; are transferred and applied new technology and exploitation techniques according to current policies and mechanisms. From 2024 to present, the Provincial Border Guard has organized and maintained the operation of 36 safe boat teams, 557 vehicles with 1,364 members, 63 security and order self-management teams, 335 members; 27 teams with 695 members, 19 "Women for peace and development of the sea route" Clubs. Organized 98 integrated propaganda sessions, 7,423 people; propagated on the local radio system 1,941 sessions with 17,925 minutes; wrote and posted 112 news and articles to the radio stations of 3 districts and border communes and towns and the electronic information portal of Nam Dinh province...; mobilized vehicle owners and captains to sign a commitment not to encroach on foreign waters to exploit seafood, strictly comply with the provisions of law in exploiting seafood at sea.

In addition, closely following the leadership and direction of the Party Committee and the Provincial Border Guard Command, the units have focused on improving the quality of work in grasping the situation at sea and in the area; effectively combating the activities violating the sovereignty of foreign vessels; strictly maintaining the combat readiness regime; regularly practicing and handling situations occurring at sea. The Provincial Border Guard has used 2 ships, 12 motorboats with 68 officers and soldiers; requisitioned 24 fishing boats, 108 fishermen and coordinated with search and rescue forces to rescue 18 crew members who fell into the sea and went missing, bringing them safely to shore; maintained 100% of the on-duty force, ready to participate in rescue, help people in flooded areas in the province; coordinated to re-examine and manage 21 fishing boats, readying 30 officers to perform the task of participating in protecting sovereignty according to Decree No. 30, 130 of the Government. Promoting social activities, the Provincial Border Guard has coordinated with sectors and localities to present 395 gifts and 350 banh chung to policy families in the area during holidays and Tet; regularly support 35 students in the programs "Helping children go to school - Adopted children of Border Guard Station", "Godmother". The Provincial Border Guard also coordinated with the Farmers' Association and the Provincial Women's Association to provide health check-ups and consultations, and provide free medicine to hundreds of farmer members and policy families in the coastal border area in Giao Long commune (Giao Thuy), Hai Xuan (Hai Hau); coordinated with the Provincial Education Promotion Association to award 200 scholarships to students in the coastal border area and children of provincial Border Guard officers with excellent achievements in the 2023-2024 school year.

In the coming time, the provincial Border Guard will continue to focus on doing a good job of propaganda and raising awareness for people in the coastal border areas of the province; deploy many practical and effective solutions to build a solid people's border defense posture, contributing to protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland and creating a solid support for fishermen to go offshore and stick to the sea.

Article and photos: Van Huynh

Source: https://baonamdinh.vn/xa-hoi/202503/diem-tuacho-ngu-dan-vuon-khoi-bambien-b791387/