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Training for 100 fishermen on removing IUU yellow card

(VAN) On April 19, 100 fishermen from Phuoc Thuan, Bung Rieng, and Binh Chau communes in Xuyen Moc district were educated on combating IUU fishing.

The program was organized by the Provincial Farmers' Union, the District Farmers' Union of Xuyen Moc, in collaboration with the Border Guard Station of Binh Chau. Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Si Thien, the Political Officer of the Binh Chau Border Guard Station, reported on the topic and addressed the fishermen's inquiries.

Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Si Thien, Political Officer of the Binh Chau Border Guard Station, disseminated legal anti-IUU knowledge to the fishermen. Photo: Thanh Hong.

Lieutenant Colonel Ngo Si Thien, Political Officer of the Binh Chau Border Guard Station, disseminated legal anti-IUU knowledge to the fishermen. Photo: Thanh Hong.

In the training session, the fishermen were briefed on the Vietnam Law of the Sea, the Fisheries Law of 2017, Prime Ministerial Dispatch No. 732 of May 28, 2017, regarding the prevention, minimization, and cessation of Vietnamese fishing vessels and fishermen's illegal exploitation of aquatic resources in foreign waters. Directive No. 45 of December 13, 2017, by the Prime Minister, concerning urgent tasks and solutions to address the European Commission's warning on combating IUU fishing; and Decree No. 42/2019/ND-CP, dated May 16, 2019, by the Government, stipulating administrative penalties for violations in the fisheries sector.

The border guard soldiers are disseminating legal education on preventing and combating IUU fishing at the anchorage area for sheltering from storms in Ben Loi - Binh Chau (Binh Chau commune, Xuyen Moc district).

The border guard soldiers are disseminating legal education on preventing and combating IUU fishing at the anchorage area for sheltering from storms in Ben Loi - Binh Chau (Binh Chau commune, Xuyen Moc district).

In addition, the reporters also introduced the position, role, potential, and strengths of Vietnam's seas and islands, as well as the responsibilities and obligations of the people towards the seas, islands, and national resources...

Through this, they aim to mobilize fishermen to grasp the state regulations on exploitation and enhance their responsibility in protecting Vietnam's sovereignty over seas and islands, avoiding legal violations while working at sea, especially preventing, minimizing, and stopping the situation where fishing vessels and fishermen from Xuyen Moc district violate foreign waters...

Author: Le Binh

Translated by Hoang Duy

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