Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has just issued a document to implement the official dispatch of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on focusing on performing the task of combating illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing (IUU).
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Review and statistics of the entire number of local fishing boats. Illustrative photo.
Accordingly, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to chair, and coordinate with the Provincial Border Guard Command, the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities: Cam Lam, Van Ninh, Ninh Hoa, Nha Trang, Cam Ranh and relevant departments, branches and units, actively review and advise the Provincial People's Committee to direct agencies and units to strictly implement the opinions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the above dispatch according to their functions, assigned tasks (including solutions and progress for each specific job); propose to advise the Provincial People's Committee before January 12th 2023.
At the request of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in 2023, chairpersons of People's Committees of central coastal provinces and cities will focus on leading and directing the implementation of key tasks and solutions: Concentrating resources ensure to prevent and stop fishing vessels and local fishermen from violating illegal fishing in foreign waters. Fleet management and monitoring, inspection and control of fishing vessel activities, including reviewing and statistics of the entire number of local fishing vessels, completing 100% of the registration, registration and marking fishing vessels, granting fishing licenses, installing vessels systems (VMS) according to regulations... Expeditiously establish local Fisheries Surveillance under the provisions of the Fisheries Law 2017 and the Law on Organization of Local Administration under the jurisdiction of the province. Implement the confirmation, certification and traceability of caught seafood according to the guidance in Circular No. 21/2018/TT-BNNPTNT, No 01/2022/TT-BNNPTNT of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in accordance with regulations, ensuring guarantee 100% of records of shipments exported to the EU market and other markets that require traceability of exploited seafood raw materials. Open the peak patrols, inspection and control with coordination between the authorities and strictly penalize 100% of the acts of IUU fishing according to regulations. Verify and handle 100% of fishing vessels that do not maintain the prescribed vessel monitoring systems…
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