Resolutely implement the peak month of general inspection of fishing vessels in the whole province

This is one of the key contents that the Provincial People's Committee requires relevant departments, branches, and functional agencies and People's Committees of coastal districts, towns, and cities to thoroughly grasp and seriously implement according to the direction of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in urgent dispatch 5312.

At the same time, continue to resolutely implement tasks and solutions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing under the direction of the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the National Steering Committee on IUU.

Accordingly, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Hai signed an urgent document assigning specific tasks to departments, branches and localities, requiring them to focus on implementing strong measures and strictly controlling fishing vessels at high risk of violating foreign waters, especially fishing vessels that regularly operate and stay outside the province. Timely prevent and resolutely prevent fishing vessels and fishermen in the province from violating foreign waters. Urgently investigate, verify and handle vessels violating foreign waters in 2022 and 2023 according to regulations. Timely detect and thoroughly handle the situation of brokers and collusion to bring fishing vessels and fishermen to illegally exploit foreign waters. In addition, the organization resolutely implemented the peak month of general inspection of fishing vessels in the whole province, counted, screened, and classified "3 no" fishing vessels, carried out registration, inspection, granted fishing licenses, installed voyage monitoring equipment on fishing vessels in accordance with legal regulations, and strictly handled violations.

Statistics, screening, and classification of "3 no" fishing vessels.

Urgently repair and overcome the damage and degradation of infrastructure at fishing ports (La Gi, Phan Thiet, Phan Ri Cua, Lien Huong), strengthen environmental sanitation inspection, overcome pollution at fishing ports to meet the requirements of preventing IUU fishing associated with ensuring food hygiene and safety. In addition, effectively control fishing vessels, monitor fishing output at fishing ports and wharves, requiring 100% of fishing vessels with a length of 15 meters or more to dock at designated ports to unload products according to regulations. At the same time, review and improve the representative offices for fisheries control at fishing ports and wharves of the province (including Lien Huong, Phu Quy), increase human resources and equipment to meet the requirements of controlling and preventing IUU fishing.

Focus on implementing strong measures and strictly controlling fishing vessels at high risk of violating foreign waters.

At the same time, organize law enforcement seriously, effectively and efficiently; strengthen patrols, inspections, controls, and strictly handle IUU fishing behaviors according to the provisions of law. Organize inspections and public service checks, promptly rectify and strictly handle organizations and individuals who are subjective, negligent, and irresponsible in performing their duties, affecting efforts to combat IUU fishing and remove the EC's "Yellow Card" warning.

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