The VMS quality should be strictly inspected before providing it to fishermen to avoid problems, it said. In mid-April, due to a satellite error, many fishing boats of Quang Tri that installed the VMS of Vietnam Telecom Services Company (Vinaphone) suffered loss of connection, affecting fishermen’s operation. To deal with the problem, the department required units and localities to notify and guide owners and captains of such boats to implement temporary solutions. It is necessary to issue a technical guidance for handling fishing vessels that do not maintain connection to VMS devices and those that infringe foreign waters, it said. The department also suggested allowing the head of local fisheries management agency to impose administrative sanctions against violating fishing vessels in accordance with the 2017 Fisheries Law and its guiding documents.

Source: Viet Nam News June 24, 2024 18:56 UTC