Coast Guard Region 2 accompanies ethnic and religious communities and fishermen in Quang Tri

The first destination was Kim Ngan, a mountainous border commune in western Quang Tri province, recently established by merging Ngan Thuy, Kim Thuy, and Lam Thuy communes. The locality features complex terrain, challenging transport, and a 30.8-km border with Laos. The commune comprises 2,481 households, with the Bru-Van Kieu ethnic group accounting for 68.5% and a poverty rate of 25.85% (623 households). At the event, the delegation updated residents on maritime and island situations, while urging ethnic minorities to abandon backward customs, preserve their cultural identities, and unite for economic development. On this occasion, the Coast Guard Region 2 Command presented 50 gift packages (worth VND 1 million each) to disadvantaged ethnic minority households.

The Coast Guard Region 2 Command delegation presents a gift to the Kim Ngan commune Party Committee and People’s Committee.

The Coast Guard Region 2 Command delegation presents a gift to the Ninh Chau commune Party Committee and People’s Committee.

That afternoon, the delegation worked in the coastal commune of Ninh Chau, which boasts 17.5km of coastline and an annual seafood output exceeding 4,000 tons. The program focused on disseminating laws on preventing illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The presenter analyzed the severe consequences for the seafood export industry if the European Commission’s (E.C.) “yellow card” is not lifted. Competent authorities that strictly observing regulations and absolutely avoiding encroachment into foreign waters are both the responsibility and the right of every fisherman. The delegation also presented 50 gifts to policy beneficiaries and disadvantaged fishermen, encouraging them to sustain their livelihoods at sea.

Senior Colonel Le Huy and Nguyen Thi Tuyet Minh, Deputy Head of the provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilization, hand over gifts and national flags to disadvantaged ethnic households in Kim Ngan commune.

Senior Colonel Nguyen Tien Duc, Deputy Political Commissar of the Coast Guard Region 2 Command, and Tran Thi Anh Dao, Head of the Mass Organizations and Associations Division under the provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilization, grant gifts and national flags to disadvantaged fishermen in Ninh Chau commune.

Speaking at the events, Senior Colonel Le Huy affirmed that the coordination between local authorities and residents is a crucial factor enabling the unit to successfully fulfill its missions of protecting sovereignty and enforcing laws at sea. In the first six months of 2026, units under the Coast Guard Region 2 Command have disseminated regulations to over 1,000 fishing vessels, coordinated in busting numerous drug and smuggling rings, and contributed over VND 3 billion to the state budget. To meet new requirements, the unit is receiving additional fisheries surveillance forces and expanding its maritime management area from Quang Tri to Gia Lai provinces.

The Political Commissar urged Ninh Chau fishermen to strictly observe the law and Kim Ngan residents to unite in stabilizing their lives. The official highlighted that the gifts reflect the affection and responsibility of Coast Guard troops, contributing to building a solid all-people national defense posture alongside the locality.

Coast Guard officers and soldiers distribute leaflets and directly instruct and disseminate information on IUU fishing regulations and maritime laws to locals.

Translated by Minh Anh