Flotilla 32 stands by fishermen in Khanh Hoa

PANO - Flotilla 32 of the Coast Guard Region 3 Command, in coordination with the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee’s Commission for Information, Education, and Mass Mobilization, the People’s Committee of Ca Na commune, Fisheries Surveillance Unit No. 4, the Border Post of Ca Na Border Port, and the Vietnam - Korea Clinic, organized the “Coast guards stand by fishermen” in Ca Na commune, Khanh Hoa province on September 20.

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Gifts and national flags presented to fishing boats’ owners

Locals having their health checked

During the event, the unit disseminated laws on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing to more than 200 local fishermen. Fishing boat owners, captains, and crew-members signed commitments not to be involved in IUU violations.

In addition, free medical check-ups and medicine were provided for over 150 fishermen and policy beneficiaries. The organizing panel also presented 70 gift packages, worth VND 1 million each, to disadvantaged fishermen’s families and policy households; 20 gift packages, including a life jacket, flashlight, national flag, and VND 500,000 in cash each, to offshore fishing boat owners; and 20 scholarships, worth 1 VND million each, to needy students.

Fishermen receiving gifts from the organizing panel

At the event, a campaign on cleaning the sea was launched at Ca Na fishing port, attracting a large number of Youth Union members and local residents, reflecting the determination to protect a clean, green, and beautiful marine environment.

Officers, soldiers, and locals joining the program on cleaning the sea

According to Colonel Duong Minh Chau, Deputy Political Commissar of Flotilla 32, the program is a practical mass mobilization activity that helps strengthen the great national unity bloc, deepen the close bond between the military and the people, and firmly safeguard the sacred sovereignty of the national sea and islands.

Translated by Tran Hoai