Quang Ngai focuses on removing EU's "yellow card"

Quang Ngai province currently has 4,285 fishing vessels. The number of fishing licenses granted according to quotas reached 84.15%, of which vessels with a length of 15m or more reached 93.87%. More than 99% of fishing vessels with a length of 15m or more have installed a voyage monitoring system (VMS).

Since the beginning of the year, the province has sanctioned 54 administrative violations, with 52 vehicles, with a fine of more than 8.2 billion VND; handled 99 cases of VMS disconnection, sanctioned 24 cases; handled 30 fishing vessels that crossed the permitted boundary at sea, with no violation identified. The fishing vessel monitoring system has assigned access rights to relevant agencies and localities for management...

In particular, in order to strengthen the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, local authorities, with the provincial border guards as the main force, have organized a peak period against IUU fishing. Accordingly, the provincial border guards have mobilized maximum forces and means and coordinated with inter-sectoral forces to synchronously deploy many measures, resolutely and strictly manage and strictly handle fishing vessels and fishermen who illegally exploit seafood in foreign waters.

The key area of ​​this plan is the entire sea and island border of the Border Guard Command. According to the representative of the Border Guard Command of Quang Ngai, the provincial border force has focused on coordinating with the police to investigate and clarify the lines and subjects of brokerage, organizing for boats and fishermen to go to foreign waters to illegally exploit seafood, or colluding with foreign authorities to broker, redeem the boats of fishermen arrested by foreign countries, and handle them when fishing and practicing illegal activities...

In addition, Quang Ngai has also conducted a comprehensive review of unregistered and uninspected fishing vessels. Currently, the locality has about 700 fishing vessels that are classified as “3 no’s” (unregistered, uninspected and without a fishing license). Of these, the most concentrated are in Ly Son district with 228 vessels, Duc Pho town with 186 vessels and Quang Ngai city with 160 vessels... Faced with this situation, local authorities have reported to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to find solutions.

Previously, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Ngai province also reviewed and grasped the current status of fishing vessels to screen and classify them to ensure monitoring and supervision of all activities of the fleet, and handle according to the law for violating vessel owners, especially the "3 no" fishing vessels. In addition, the locality is also focusing on propaganda, so that fishermen who have not registered or inspected their fishing vessels, or have registered but not inspected their fishing vessels, clearly understand their rights and have correct and sufficient information about the current status of their fishing vessels. From there, measures can be taken to remove difficulties and reduce the number of "3 no" fishing vessels.

Source link: https://thoibaonganhang.vn/quang-ngai-tap-trung-go-the-vang-cua-eu-147836.html