During the program, more than 100 fishermen, fishing boat owners, families, and seafood traders in Tra Cau were equipped with contents of the Vietnam Law of the Sea, the Fisheries Law, and government directives, resolutions, and regulations on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Needy fishermen receiving gifts from the organizing panel |
They were also instructed on identifying Vietnam’s maritime zones, traditional fishing grounds, restricted areas, and essential safety measures while at sea. The coast guard officers informed participants about strict legal penalties applied by Vietnam and other countries for IUU violations, and emphasized the importance of installing and properly operating vessel monitoring systems and reporting transparently as required by law.
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The organizing panel presents gifts to ethnic and religious people in Mang Den. |
In Mang Den commune, Coast Guard Region 2 and the province's Information, Education and Mass Mobilization Board carried out communications activities on ethnic policies in minority and mountainous areas, encouraging local residents to eliminate outdated practices, preserve and promote cultural traditions, and foster socio-economic development.
On this occasion, Coast Guard Region 2 presented 60 gift packages, worth VND 700,000 each, to policy families and disadvantaged fishermen in Tra Cau, and 70 packages, worth VND 1 million each, to ethnic and religious households in Mang Den.
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At a dissemination session in Tra Cau ward |
The delegation also visited and congratulated the Quang Ngai provincial Party Committee’s Information, Education, and Mass Mobilization Board and the leadership of Tra Cau ward and Mang Den commune following their recent merger aimed at streamlining the administrative system. This activity is part of Coast Guard Region 2’s events marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).
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National flags and essential supplies given to fishermen. |
* A similar event was organized on August 23 by the Coast Guard Region 3 Command and the Dong Thap provincial Party Committee’s Information, Education, and Mass Mobilization Board.
During the event, officers and soldiers of Coast Guard Region 3 conducted legal education sessions on the Fisheries Law, the Vietnam Coast Guard Law, and regulations on preventing IUU fishing. Fishing boat owners, captains, and fishermen signed pledges not to engage in IUU practices.
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Legal education on maritime and island issues for fishermen at Vam Lang port |
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Distribution of leaflets and Q&A sessions with local residents |
The organizing panel also presented gifts to policy families and disadvantaged fishermen, and cooperated with Hung Vuong Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City to provide free medical examinations, health consultations, and medicines for them.
Over the past two years, Coast Guard Region 3 and Dong Thap have advised the Party Committees of the Vietnam Coast Guard and Dong Thap to sign the “Coast guards stand by fishermen” program. They have jointly organized two programs in Tan Phu Dong and Go Cong Dong districts, two online contests “I love my national sea and islands” for secondary school students, distributed 620 gift packages (worth VND 1 million each) to disadvantaged fishermen and policy families, donated 30 bicycles and 200 scholarships to underprivileged students, and provided free medical care and medicines for over 300 policy beneficiaries and poor residents.
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Medical examination and health consultations for local people |
Translated by Tran Hoai