Overcoming shortcomings and limitations in combating IUU fishing

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 | 15:11:05

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On the morning of October 15, Comrade Lai Van Hoan, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a meeting to listen to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development report on the results of the implementation of the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Comrade Lai Van Hoan, Provincial Party Committee member, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the conference.

According to the report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, up to now, the total number of fishing vessels in the province that have registered and entered into the national fishing vessel data software VnFishbase is 709, with a total capacity of 102,142KW; 100% of fishing vessels have their cabins painted and their license plates marked in accordance with regulations; 162 vessels with a length of 15m or more have been installed with voyage monitoring equipment. In the past time, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee have focused on directing resolutely and closely to effectively implement the task of combating IUU fishing; departments, branches, units and localities have organized the implementation of solutions to combat IUU fishing, demonstrating the political determination of the province, thereby enhancing the role and responsibility of the heads of departments, branches, units and localities. Propaganda and education work against IUU fishing has been carried out with attention. Up to now, our province has not detected fishing vessels or fishermen violating foreign waters. However, there are still some limitations such as: fishermen's fishing boats lose connection to VMS for more than 6 hours, more than 10 days at sea; fishing boats entering ports record incorrect fishing logs; fishing boats operating in the wrong area still occur and have not been thoroughly handled...

Representative of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported on combating IUU fishing.

Speaking at the conference, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested that in the coming time, coastal sectors and localities urgently implement and rectify the remaining limitations and poor performance.

He emphasized: To effectively combat IUU fishing, the common view is to resolutely end the situation of fishing vessels violating the law. It is necessary to clarify some fishing vessels losing connection to VMS for subjective and objective reasons in order to strictly and properly punish fishing vessels that violate the law. Sectors and units maintain good coordination and information exchange with local authorities in managing and controlling fishing vessels. Thoroughly grasp and fully implement for coastal communes the contents, solutions and key tasks set out in the current urgent period with the goal of overcoming the EC's "yellow card" situation. For Tan Son fishing port, Thai Thuy district needs to speed up investment procedures for building fishing ports according to the set plan. Provincial and district functional sectors create maximum conditions for "3 no" fishing vessels to register and issue fishing licenses. Strengthen inspection and control of fishing vessels entering and leaving ports, resolutely not allowing fishing vessels without proper documents and procedures to go to sea, operate at sea, exploit and effectively use fishing vessel management system software.

Manh Thang

Source: https://baothaibinh.com.vn/tin-tuc/4/210000/khac-phuc-nhung-ton-tai-han-che-ve-chong-khai-thac-iuu