At Ca Na fishing port (Thuan Nam), we recorded the bustling atmosphere of fishermen preparing for long sea trips and urgently transporting fuel and food onto ships, preparing to go out to sea to catch seafood. Fisherman Nguyen Van Minh, Lac Son 1 village, Ca Na commune said that this is the end of the basa fish season, the weather at sea is quite favorable, so the family's 2 fishing boats specialize in purse seine fishing, in each trip of about 10 days, the family catches more than 40-50 baskets of various types of fish, earning tens of millions of VND in profit. Mr. Minh shared: Previously, the family mainly fished close to shore, although the catch was large, the economic value was not high, so the income was unstable. When there was a policy to support fishermen fishing in far-off waters, the family invested in building two large-capacity boats, each over 700 horsepower, and invested in modern equipment to go offshore to Truong Sa, DK1... to catch seafood. Thanks to favorable fishing grounds, the two boats went offshore and caught a lot of high-value seafood, so the family has a stable income of over 1 billion VND each year.
The province currently has 1,996 fishing vessels with a length of 6m or more; of which, there are 634 fishing vessels from 6m to 12m; 440 fishing vessels from 12m to 15m; and 892 fishing vessels from 15m or more. To help fishermen in the province go offshore to catch seafood and affirm sovereignty at sea, in recent times, the fisheries sector has focused on mobilizing fishermen to convert and upgrade their boats; organizing training courses for hundreds of fishermen in the province, helping fishermen improve their skills and have legal conditions in fishing; mobilizing fishermen to apply scientific and technical advances and equip modern equipment to go offshore to catch seafood; mobilizing fishermen to replicate effective fishing models combining seafood exploitation with expanding processing and logistics services, aiming to develop fisheries according to the value chain in seafood exploitation and processing. Along with that, promote propaganda and mobilize fishermen to participate in offshore fishing; strengthen forecasting and provide fishing ground information to fishermen; establish solidarity fishing teams at sea to support and share information at sea; mobilize qualified fishing boat owners to participate in fishing combined with protecting the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland. In addition, through the Government's development support programs, our province has focused on building infrastructure for fishing ports in Ca Na, Dong Hai, Ninh Chu, My Tan, forming fishing centers and storm shelters to meet most of the production and consumption needs of fishermen. Thereby, contributing to improving the efficiency of fishing, as well as affirming the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.
In order to increase the income of fishermen in coastal areas, in addition to the support policies of the central government and the province, the agricultural sector has implemented many breakthrough solutions, opening up new opportunities for the marine economy to develop strongly. In particular, the policy to support fishermen in exploiting offshore areas according to Decision No. 48/2010/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister has brought about clear results when promptly resolving difficulties, creating conditions for fishermen to have more funds to repair and upgrade the capacity of larger fishing vessels to increase fishing output. Fisherman Trinh Van Ly, Lac Nghiep 1 village, Ca Na commune said: In recent years, thanks to the timely attention and support of the Party, the State and local authorities to support fuel according to Decision No. 48 of the Government for fishermen with large-capacity fishing vessels participating in offshore fishing, it has created motivation for each fisherman to invest in large-capacity vessels, determined to stick to the sea, go offshore and affirm the sovereignty of the sea and islands of the Fatherland.
Thanks to the growing capacity of vessels and the State's support policies, the output of seafood caught by fishermen in the province increases significantly every year. In 2024 alone, the total output of the province reached over 132,641 tons of seafood of all kinds.
Comrade Nguyen Kim Long, Head of the Department of Sea and Fisheries (Department of Agriculture and Environment) said: In the coming time, the unit will strengthen its close monitoring of the locality, regularly grasp the exploitation situation, promptly provide information on fishing grounds so that fishermen can plan to move fishing boats reasonably and effectively; proactively coordinate with coastal localities to mobilize fishermen to participate in exploiting offshore waters and establish solidarity groups and teams for production at sea, linking exploitation with protecting sovereignty and maritime security. Along with that, develop solutions to upgrade fishing vessels, improve fishing gear, transfer modern marine equipment applications into exploitation, towards sustainable and long-term fisheries development.
Seeing the ships going out to sea to exploit seafood carrying the national flag not only adds motivation and spirit for fishermen to continue going out to sea, clinging to the sea with the hope that the benefits from the sea will feed and enrich the people in the coastal areas, but also affirms the most solid "living landmarks" on the sea and islands of the Vietnamese Fatherland.
Tien Manh
Source: https://baoninhthuan.com.vn/news/152414p1c30/nhung-con-tau-vuon-ra-bien-lon.htm
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