After nearly one year of implementing the coordination regulation between the People's Committees of the provinces: Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh, Quảng Bình, Quảng Trị, Thừa Thiên Huế, Quảng Nam, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định, Khánh Hòa, and TP Đà Nẵng in the management of fishing boat operations in the sea, to date, the situation of combating IUU fishing has achieved many results, but there are still some tasks that have not been implemented effectively.
On August 9, at the meeting to summarize the coordination regulation between 11 provinces/cities in the management of fishing boats operating in the sea, Mr. Phan Văn Mỹ - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of TP Đà Nẵng - said that there are still cases of fishing boats violating foreign waters being arrested and handled.
The situation of fishermen and fishing boats violating foreign waters to engage in illegal fishing activities, although being monitored and prevented, has not been sustainable.
According to the Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of TP Đà Nẵng, from October 2023 to the present, the localities have fined 639 fishing boats with a total amount of 22,208,900,000 VND.
Regarding the task of organizing the monitoring and supervision of fishing boats operating at sea, Mr. Phan Văn Mỹ said that the localities have established a procedure for receiving and handling information about fishing boats that have lost signal connection with the tracking device, exceeded the allowed boundaries at sea.
Implementing the division of authority to use the fishing boat monitoring system and organizing a 24/7 shift to monitor and supervise the operation of fishing boats at sea through the fishing boat monitoring system. Preparing a list of monitoring and organizing inspections and verification, and handling fishing boats with signs of violation according to the procedure.
"To strengthen the monitoring and supervision of fishing boats with a high risk of violating IUU fishing regulations, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of 11 provinces/cities regularly conducts a review, update, and report the list of fishing boats with a high risk of violating IUU fishing regulations. Then, send it to the Fisheries Surveillance Department, the Department of Fisheries, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of coastal provinces and cities for reference, monitoring, inspection, and handling according to regulations" - the Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of TP Đà Nẵng said.
IUU (in English, Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, abbreviated as IUU) means illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. This is an activity of catching fish that is contrary to conservation and management measures in all parts of the world.
