(VOVWORLD) - After several months of being kept onshore by natural disasters and the pandemic, fishermen in Quang Ngai province are busy preparing for year-end catches.
Now that the weather is good, Pham Thanh Linh of Nghia Phu commune and other fishermen are rushing out to sea. Their year-end voyage usually lasts two weeks to a month. Everyone is hoping for a big catch.
Linh said: "
It’s more windy these days but there is more fish. We’re all hoping for a good catch so we’ll have some money for Tet. Just one more trip before we go home for Tet."
In recent days, the Sa Ky Border Guard Station in Quang Ngai city has cleared procedures for 40 ships to go offshore. The border guard force has tightened inspection of vessels, fishermen, and marine CCTV devices.
Captain Phan Xuan Hue, Head of the Sa Ky Border Guard Station, said: 'We mobilized more forces to speed up the declaration procedures to help fishermen to go offshore while ensuring that all regulations are enforced."
Quang Ngai province has more than 4,700 fishing vessels including 3,300 long-body ships. By 2025, the province will have upgraded its fishing ports including Sa Huynh and Tinh Hoa fishing ports, improved its fishing logistic services, and boosted the profitability of each fishing trip.
Ho Trong Phuong, Director of Quang Ngai’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said: "These two ports will be upgraded in the next five years to ensure infrastructure for the province’s fishing industry. We hope to create conditions for fishermen to increase their productivity and develop a value chain for in-depth processing."
In 2021, despite natural disasters and the pandemic, fishermen in Quang Ngai province caught 265,000 tons of fish, 3,600 tons more than last year. The province has implemented coordinated policies to help fishermen catch and sell more fish. The province allocated 3.4 million USD to incentive policies to support offshore fishing, aquaculture, and fishing logistics.