Anti-IUU fishing propaganda for fishermen in adjacent waters

The organizing committee presented 100 photos of Uncle Ho and 300 national flags to fishermen; presented a map of Vietnam's sea and islands to the People's Committee of Hai Ha commune.

Delegates and fishermen attending the conference.

Thanh Hoa Provincial Youth Union, Nghi Son Port Border Guard Command, Nghi Son Town Youth Union, Hai Ha Commune People's Committee (Nghi Son Town, Thanh Hoa) have just coordinated with Quynh Phuong Border Guard Station, Quynh Lap Commune People's Committee (Hoang Mai Town, Nghe An) to organize a conference to propagate the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing for 215 fishermen, vehicle owners, and captains of fishing vessels in the maritime border area between Thanh Hoa and Nghe An.

At the conference, delegates were informed by propagandists of the Nghi Son Port Border Guard Command and Quynh Phuong Border Guard Station about the basic information on the situation of activities in the sea area adjacent to Thanh Hoa and Nghe An in the past time; propaganda, dissemination and implementation of the regulations of the European Commission (EC) on seafood exploitation, focusing on 12 IUU fishing violations; the harm and impact of the EC's IUU sanctions on Vietnam's seafood exports; Directive 45/CT-TTg dated December 13, 2017 of the Prime Minister on a number of urgent tasks and solutions to overcome the EC's warning on combating IUU fishing; procedures and processes for registering fishing vessels' entry and exit from ports on the fishing vessel management system; Law on Drug Prevention and Control, fire and explosion prevention and control on ships.

Thanh Hoa Provincial Youth Union presented a map of Vietnam's sea and islands to the People's Committee of Hai Ha commune.

Comrade Nguyen Trong Hau, Party Secretary and Chairman of the People's Council of Hai Ha commune, said that the whole commune has 415 fishing vessels, of which 270 vessels are from 6m to under 15m, mainly operating near shore. People's lives still face many difficulties. The propaganda conference will contribute to raising awareness and responsibility for fishermen in exploiting seafood in accordance with the provisions of Vietnamese law and international treaties on sea areas under Vietnam's sovereignty and sovereign rights, international and foreign sea areas; mobilizing the participation of all levels, sectors, forces and local authorities in propagating and mobilizing people to strictly comply with regulations on seafood exploitation, contributing to removing the EC's "Yellow Card" in 2024.

The Command Board of Quynh Phuong Border Guard Station (Nghe An Provincial Border Guard) presented Uncle Ho's photo and national flag to fishermen.

Representatives of the Nghi Son Port Border Guard Command and Thanh Hoa Provincial Youth Union presented Uncle Ho's photo and national flag to fishermen.

On this occasion, the Organizing Committee presented 100 photos of Uncle Ho and 300 national flags to fishermen; presented a map of Vietnam's sea and islands to the People's Committee of Hai Ha commune.

Quoc Toan (Contributor)

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/tuyen-truyen-chong-khai-thac-iuu-cho-ngu-dan-vung-bien-tiep-giap-211802.htm