Strengthen the Party's leadership in combating illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing and sustainable development of the Fisheries industry

Attending at the Binh Dinh province bridge were comrades: Ho Quoc Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Le Kim Toan, Permanent Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Pham Anh Tuan, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Thi Phong Vu, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee, Chairwoman of the Provincial Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee; Members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee; Members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee;  leaders of departments, branches, branches and localities in the province.

 Conference scene at the bridge in Binh Dinh province

 Reporting at the conference, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said that in recent times, all levels, branches, and the National Steering Committee on combating illegal and unreported fishing  and unregulated (IUU) have made many efforts in organizing and implementing policies and laws; Build a system to monitor, control and supervise fishing vessels, promote state management, and gradually reduce the number of violations.

 However, the development of Vietnam's fisheries industry is not sustainable, the European Commission's "Yellow Card" warning has not been removed, and it has not fully complied with regulations against illegal, unreported and unreported fishing. The implementation of a comprehensive fleet management and monitoring system; Update the national fishing vessel database; trace the origin of aquatic products; building a seafood production chain linking fishermen, businesses and authorities; Handling of violations is still limited.

 To promote the fight against IUU fishing and ensure sustainable development of the fisheries industry, Directive 32 of the Secretariat this time continues to require party committees, party organizations, authorities, and the Fatherland Front to In Vietnam, socio-political organizations focus on successfully implementing 5 key and urgent tasks to promote the fight against IUU exploitation and ensure sustainable development of the fisheries industry.

Delegates attending the conference at Binh Dinh province

 In order to implement the Directive of the Secretariat in the coming time to achieve the highest efficiency, at the conference, Comrade Tran Luu Quang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister said that the Government has issued Action program and plan of the Government to implement Directive No. 32-CT/TW dated April 10, 2024 of the Secretariat. In particular, the goal of this program and plan is to identify the fight against IUU exploitation as an important, urgent task with long-term significance for sustainable development of the fisheries industry; Achieve the goal of removing the "Yellow Card" warning in 2024.

 At the conference, representatives of ministries, branches and localities focused on discussing remaining problems and limitations and directions for implementing Directive No. 32 in the most effective way, demonstrating high determination in implementation. Implement solutions in the fight against IUU fishing and sustainable development of the Fisheries industry.

 Speaking at the Conference, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan said that the whole province has 5,306 fishing vessels, with more than 40% of fishing vessels moving to fishing grounds nationwide, with a large concentration of fishing vessels. in the southern provinces. After more than 6 years of implementing solutions to combat IUU fishing, Binh Dinh province has considered this a central and important task in sustainable fisheries development. The province has focused on directing all levels and sectors to implement drastic solutions and has initially achieved positive results.

 Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan spoke at the conference

 To contribute to the whole country removing the European Commission's "yellow card" warning, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan stated: In the coming time, Binh Dinh province will focus on implementing Drastically declare urgent and key tasks and solutions according to the guidance of the Secretariat in Directive No. 32-CT/TW. We will continue to strengthen propaganda and widespread dissemination of regulations on combating IUU fishing; attach responsibility to heads of party committees and authorities in carrying out the task of combating IUU fishing; Strictly handle organizations and individuals who are irresponsible and lack close supervision, allowing violations to occur or failing to complete assigned tasks and tasks in combating IUU fishing. Strictly implement fleet management and traceability of exploited aquatic products; Prevent and stop local fishing vessels and fishermen from illegally exploiting seafood in foreign waters,...

At the conference, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan proposed that the Central Government direct law enforcement forces at sea to strengthen patrols and control in sea areas, inspect and Strictly handle fishing vessels operating in the wrong areas, wrong routes and in sea areas bordering countries in the region to promptly protect, prevent and handle Vietnamese fishing vessels violating other countries' waters. Strengthen propaganda work, combine inspection, control, and strict management of groups of fishing vessels from outside the province that regularly export and import from localities, especially fishing vessels under 15 meters in length operating.  In open areas, cruise monitoring equipment must not be installed to prevent, limit, and prevent fishing vessels from violating illegal fishing in foreign waters. Pay attention to investing in upgrading fishing ports and anchoring areas, avoiding storms for fishing vessels to perform well the management of the fleet, and to better serve the work of tracing the origin of seafood from exploitation.

 Speaking at the conference, comrade Truong Thi Mai - Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat, Head of the Central Organizing Committee emphasized the important role of removing the "yellow card" for development. of the fisheries industry in particular and the country's economy and politics in general.

 Comrade Truong Thi Mai requested that ministries, branches and localities need to show greater determination towards the goal of removing the "yellow card" in 2024. Accordingly, it is necessary to thoroughly grasp the Party's policies and resolutions, including Directive No. 32-CT/TW on strengthening the Party's leadership and direction in combating IUU fishing and developing a sustainable fisheries industry. At the same time, continue to implement solutions to combat IUU fishing in a harmonious way, ensuring the safety of fishermen and having policies to conserve and develop long-term seafood resources in accordance with regulations of EC…

 In the process of implementing policies and resolutions, it is necessary to promptly praise localities and individuals who do well; Regularly inspect, supervise, and remind localities and individuals that have not followed strict regulations;  Strengthen solutions, create consensus, and encourage fishermen and workers to implement policies and protect the legitimate rights of fishermen.

 Comrade Truong Thi Mai believes that, with serious understanding, synchronous and practical implementation, Directive 32-CT/TW and the action program of the Government Party Committee will come to life in a meaningful way. practical, bringing the fisheries industry to sustainable development and fishermen's lives to be more stable.