Fishermen equipped with modern machinery
In order to not violate regulations in seafood exploitation, especially in the context of tightening the fight against IUU fishing (illegal, unreported and unregulated seafood exploitation), Mr. Le Tan Cu - Captain of the QNg 97208 TS ship in An Phu commune, Quang Ngai province - decided to install new journey monitoring equipment. Although expensive, for him, complying with regulations is a condition for sustainable sea travel.
Mr. Le Tan Cu shared that in previous years, journey monitoring equipment often had problems, so seafood exploitation was not convenient. "Now, complying with the policy, I have to buy another machine to go out to sea. The new machine works well, so fishermen are very confident when working at sea" - Mr. Cu said.
The journey monitoring device is a mandatory passport for each trip to sea. Not only a condition for departure, but also a basis for confirming legal exploitation activities, contributing to removing the IUU "yellow card". Proactively complying with regulations, many fishermen install additional backup devices to promptly respond when the device loses signal in the middle of the journey.
Along with the proactiveness of fishermen, inspection and supervision work at fishing ports has also been tightened. In case the device loses signal, the Fishing Port Management Board will instruct the ship owner to contact the supplier to fix it; at the same time, resolutely not issue a departure order until the problem is completely fixed.
Mr. Huynh Van Dong - Employee of the Tinh Ky Fishing Port Management Board - said that if there is no connection, the port will not sign an order to exit the port for the ship to go to sea; at the same time, instruct the ship owner to contact the supplier to fix it, then continue to release it to sea.
Resolutely do not let violations occur
Accompanying fishermen, before each vessel prepares to go to sea, officers of Sa Ky Border Control Station meet directly, discuss, and remind fishermen to strictly comply with regulations against IUU fishing; at the same time, check the journey monitoring device, instruct the captain on how to use and how to handle when there is a disconnection at sea.
Propaganda goes hand in hand with field inspection. Cases of lost signal devices will be instructed to fix right on the ship. However, for ships that deliberately disconnect or do not fix as requested, the station will resolutely handle them strictly, not allowing violations to occur.
Captain Tran Van Manh - Station Chief of Sa Ky Border Control Station (Sa Ky Port Border Guard Station) - said that for cases where ships lose their journey connection signal, the station will send officers to monitor them through the journey monitoring system. When detecting a fishing boat losing signal, the officer will directly contact the owner, captain or family, informing about the time and location of the lost connection so that the captain can fix or carry out necessary procedures.
Combating IUU fishing is not only an international requirement, but also the responsibility of each fisherman and each vessel when going out to sea. When fishermen proactively comply, the authorities resolutely inspect and support, that is the way Quang Ngai has gradually built a sustainable fishing industry, moving towards removing the IUU "yellow card", and most importantly, maintaining the sovereignty of the sacred sea and islands of the Fatherland.
