The program ‘Lighting lights at sea with fishermen’ is taking place in Thanh Hoa

This afternoon, April 26, newspaper Ho Chi Minh City Law coordinated with Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee to solemnly organize the program “Join the fishermen to light up the lights at sea“.

Thanh Hoa is the 11th coastal locality to report Ho Chi Minh City Law Organized the program “Lighting lights at sea with fishermen”. The program takes place in the context that Thanh Hoa and many other coastal provinces are making efforts to promote solutions to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) seafood exploitation, with the goal of eliminating yellow card for Vietnamese seafood.

At the conference center of Quang Xuong district, a discussion is taking place “Do our best to remove the yellow card for Vietnamese seafood” by newspaper Ho Chi Minh City Law Organized in coordination with Thanh Hoa province, with the participation of representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, leaders of Thanh Hoa province, experts, and fishermen.

At the same time, in Quang Nham commune, Quang Xuong district, comrade Truong Hoa Binh, former Politburo member, former Standing Deputy Prime Minister, Honorary Chairman of the program; along with leaders of Thanh Hoa province and Mr. Mai Ngoc Phuoc, Editor-in-Chief of the Newspaper Ho Chi Minh City Law are also visiting, chatting, encouraging and giving gifts to a number of fishermen households in difficult circumstances

In particular, the working group also visited, expressed condolences, and encouraged a number of fishermen families in Quang Xuong district who unfortunately suffered a shipwreck in Quang Ninh waters.

The discussion took place in the context of the European Commission’s (EC) Inspection Team preparing for its 5th inspection on the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. of Vietnam, expected at the end of May, early June. Currently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has established a working group headed by Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien to Belgium to work with the EC on Vietnam’s anti-IUU fishing results and the EC’s plan to inspect.

Speaking at the opening of the discussion, Mr. Le Duc Giang, Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee, said: Thanh Hoa is a locality with many strengths to develop fisheries with a sea area of ​​about 17,000 km2, in addition There are also pools, many large and small creek mouths, two islands (Hon Ne and Hon Me), large river systems…

The total number of boats in the province to date is more than 6,000, 1,095 offshore vessels, ranking 11th in the country, and the rate of installation of cruise monitoring has reached 100%. The province has 8 fishing ports (3 type II fishing ports, 5 type III fishing ports), 4 storm shelter anchorages for fishing vessels with a capacity of more than 2,000 ships to serve fishing vessels docking and anchoring to shelter from storms. The province has 28 fishing boat building and repair establishments; There are 80 enterprises processing and exporting seafood. In 2023, the province’s aquaculture production will reach more than 215 thousand tons, of which exploitation output will reach more than 142 thousand tons and aquaculture output is estimated to reach nearly 74 thousand tons. In the first four months of 2024, exploitation and farming output is estimated to reach nearly 69 thousand tons, an increase of more than 100% over the same period.

“Thanh Hoa province is very honored to be informed Ho Chi Minh City Law chosen as the location to carry out the Program “Together with fishermen to light up lights at sea”. This is a very meaningful and practical activity in the context that the entire political system is trying to remove the EC’s yellow card for the fisheries industry. Vietnamese mining

The seminar will help state management agencies have effective solutions in the management of fisheries activities, helping fishermen firmly grasp the provisions of law on sea, islands and fisheries, thereby comply well with the regulations, contributing to early removal of the yellow card and firmly protecting the sovereignty of the country’s sea and islands” – Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee Le Duc Giang emphasized.

After the discussion, the Organizing Committee of the program “Lighting lights at sea with fishermen” will award 200 gifts to fishermen. Each gift includes a battery + light bulb + medicine bag + handbook “Things to know about seafood fishing” + eagle battery combo box + specialized rope roll and voucher worth 1 million VND (total each part worth more than 5 million VND).

The Organizing Committee also awarded 25 scholarships, each worth more than 2 million VND to students from fishermen’s families who overcame difficulties to study well, as well as an additional scholarship worth 10 million VND. VND for a student in difficult circumstances with the highest English score.

Program “Lighting lights at sea with fishermen” organized by the newspaper Ho Chi Minh City Law held from the beginning of 2023. The program is expected to take place in 28 provinces and cities bordering the sea across the country with a total implementation budget of more than 30 billion VND.

Since its launch, one year ago, the program has been held in 11 provinces and cities, including: Ho Chi Minh City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau, Ninh Thuan, Phu Yen, Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Bac Lieu, Ben Tre. Bamboo, Binh Thuan, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa with many practical and meaningful activities. Through 11 provinces and cities, the program directly visited and gave more than 2,000 gifts to fishermen (worth nearly 7 billion VND); free medical examination and medicine for thousands of fishermen.

In addition, the program also organizes legal discussions related to the work of removing IUU yellow tags for Vietnamese seafood; hold an event Respond to fishermen to connect the aspirations of fishermen with the local government.

The program also awarded more than 300 scholarships (worth 800 million VND) and many other valuable gifts such as school supplies, milk, and food for fishermen’s children who overcame difficulties to study well.

The Organizing Committee hopes that with specific and practical activities, the Program will effectively contribute to raising the awareness of law compliance among fishermen when participating in fishing at sea. Thereby, together with the Government, ministries, agencies, units and localities, urgently remove the yellow card for Vietnamese seafood according to the Action Plan issued by the Prime Minister. At the same time, the program also hopes to be a bridge for the social community to join hands to support fishermen to stay at sea with peace of mind, affirming and preserving the sovereignty of the country’s islands and seas.

Overview of the program ‘Lighting up the sea with fishermen’ in Da Nang City

Overview of the program ‘Lighting lights at sea with fishermen’ in Binh Thuan