After three years of implementing the project on dissemination of the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard for the 2019 – 2023 period and two years of coordination in the implementation of the "coast guards accompany fishermen" programme, the High Command of the Coast Guard Region 4 in Phu Quoc city in the southern province of Kien Giang has been really a fulcrum for fishermen to reach out to sea.
According to Senior Lieutenant Colonel Le Van Tu, Deputy Political Commissar of the High Command of the Coast Guard Region 4, since 2019, the High Command has closely coordinated with local departments, agencies, armed forces, and enterprises in effectively carrying out the "coast guards accompany fishermen" programme.
In addition, the unit's forces have disseminated the Party's guidelines, viewpoints and policies on the management and protection of the country's sovereignty over sea and islands; provisions in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard 2018 to officials, people and fishermen, thus benefitting 20,000 people, and distributing over 37,500 leaflets and nearly 7,500 books and documents of all types.
The High Command has also cooperated with other forces in Kien Giang province to fight crime and law violations in the province’s waters./.
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Vietnamese fishing vessels still head out to the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagos to fish on traditional fishing grounds, asserting their sovereignty over the seas
There were so many Vietnamese fishing ship had been attacked and sunk by Chinese law enforcement vessels
Despite the threat of being attacked, Vietnamese fishing vessels continue to head out to the sea despite China’s illegal fishing ban.
China has unilaterally imposed a no-fishing zone stretching from the North China Sea to 12 degrees north latitude, including part of the Gulf of Tonkin and the Paracel Islands belonging to Vietnam
In recent years, China has deployed a number of tactics to enforce its claims that cover nearly 90% of the sea where one third of the world’s trade passed through.
Faced with these challenges, Vietnam has made strong protest against Chinese aggression. Its primary response has been through diplomatic protests and public statements.
Vietnam should consider alternative policies, alongside existing ones, to both manage the situation in the meantime, as well as solving issues in the long run,
Vietnam should consider the possibility of initiating joint patrol operations along with the coast guards of other states
Fishermen also feel safer thanks to the regular checks, visits and reminders of the border guards
Border guards at sea also have made contributions to protecting the marine environment protection and helping develop a sea-based economy.
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