Hanoi (VNA) –
The total investment for the offshore fishing industry for the 2018-2030 period
is projected to reach 42.2 trillion VND (1.87 billion USD).
The Directorate of
Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development released this
information at a meeting this week to discuss the master planning for offshore
fishing development, nationwide, by 2020, with orientation to 2030.
Of the total capital, 19.5
trillion VND or 46.2 percent will be used during the 2018-2020 period, and the
rest is reserved for the 2021-2030 period. The funds will be mobilised from the
State budget, local budgets, all domestic economic sectors and foreign
supports.
According to the
directorate, the objective of the master plan is to industrialise the offshore
fishing industry by 2020 and modernise it by 2030, so that the sector’s
productivity, quality and efficiency will be improved without harming fishery
resources.
Specifically, by 2020, the
output of offshore fishing will remain at some 1.62 million tonnes. For
offshore fishing vessels, the number of net trawlers will be reduced, while the
number of fishing boats will be increased. The number of service ships will be
some 1,480, thus creating jobs for some 231,100 offshore workers.
By the year 2030, the
exploited output and the number of offshore fishing vessels will remain the
same as in 2020. The number of trawlers will continue to be reduced, and the
number of fishing boats will continue to be increased. The number of service
ships will be some 1,570, thus creating jobs for some 243,300 employees.
Nguyen Van Trung, director
of the directorate’s Department of Exploitation, said that the issuance of this
master plan would be necessary to manage fishing ships and catch output. Until
now, localities had failed to do so, he said.
According to Deputy
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Vu Van Tam, the Directorate of
Fisheries should clarify issues such as the scope of fishing at sea, job
shifting for local labourers, infrastructure for fishery services and shelters
for boats to avoid storms.
He added that the solutions
should be implemented toward stabilising or reducing catching output, and
improving quality to ensure the sustainable development of the sector.
Therefore, Tam asked the
Directorate of Fisheries to study and revise the planning carefully so that
this plan is in line with the 2017 Law of Fisheries and Law on Planning, before
it is submitted to the National Assembly at its next session.-VNA