“Lighting up the sea with fishermen” – a journey of love to Gia Lai

The program "Lighting up the sea with fishermen" was held in Gia Lai province

Attending the program were Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Duong Mah Tiep; Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper Mai Ngoc Phuoc. Also attending were representatives of leaders of departments, branches, units and localities of the province. In particular, the program had the participation of households of fishermen, fishermen in difficult circumstances and poor students who love to study.

In his opening speech, Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper Mai Ngoc Phuoc said: In 2023, Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper officially launched the program "Lighting up the sea with fishermen". Since then, the program has reached fishermen in many coastal provinces and cities across the country.

The goal of the program “Lighting up the sea with fishermen” is to persistently organize many propaganda activities for fishermen to understand and properly apply the law in legal fishing, contributing to removing the European Commission’s IUU yellow card for Vietnamese seafood. Specifically, publishing and giving away to the government, departments, branches and fishermen the handbook “Things to know about fishing”. The handbook not only provides basic legal knowledge but also serves as a guideline to help fishermen comply with regulations when going out to sea.

Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper Mai Ngoc Phuoc delivered the opening speech

Gia Lai is the 6th coastal locality in 2025 where Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper organizes the Program and this is also the last locality where the Program comes to fishermen in coastal provinces and cities. Gia Lai province is aiming for a new development goal, effectively and sustainably exploiting the potential of aquatic products. One of the great expectations of Gia Lai fishermen and seafood businesses is that Vietnam will soon have the European Commission's IUU yellow card removed from Vietnamese seafood. If successful, the value of seafood exports could increase by 30 to 50%, opening up great opportunities for the international market, thereby improving fishermen's income and enhancing the brand of Vietnamese seafood.

With that spirit, through the program "Lighting up the sea with fishermen", Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper hopes to join hands with Gia Lai province to help fishermen develop a sustainable marine economy . Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper will continue to contribute to raising people's awareness of combating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, so that we can soon achieve the goal of removing the IUU "yellow card". Removing the "yellow card" will be a "breath of fresh air", bringing many great benefits, helping fishermen have a better and more prosperous life.

Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Duong Mah Tiep highly appreciated the initiative and enthusiasm of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper in organizing the program "Lighting up the sea with fishermen"

Speaking at the program, Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Duong Mah Tiep emphasized that the program "Lighting up the sea with fishermen" is a program with profound political and humanistic meanings, demonstrating social responsibility, the cooperation of the press, government and community towards fishermen. Comrade Duong Mah Tiep highly appreciated the initiative and enthusiasm of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper in organizing this program. After more than 2 years of implementation, the program has reached fishermen in coastal provinces and cities across the country, providing practical material and spiritual support to fishermen, while contributing to the widespread dissemination of legal policies on sustainable seafood exploitation and combating illegal fishing (IUU).

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Duong Mah Tiep said that when the Program comes to Gia Lai - a locality newly formed from the arrangement of administrative units, it will be a very special occasion and even more meaningful when the program not only targets fishermen but also contributes to promoting the potential for developing the marine economy and marine tourism of the province.

Vice Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee and Editor-in-Chief of Ho Chi Minh City Law Newspaper awarded scholarships to poor and studious students

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that today's program presented gifts to poor fishing households and scholarships to students who had overcome difficulties and excelled in their studies. This was not only material support, but also a source of spiritual encouragement, encouraging fishermen to be more confident in going out to sea, and at the same time giving students more determination to strive in their studies, becoming useful citizens, contributing to building an increasingly prosperous homeland.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Duong Mah Tiep affirmed: Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee is committed to continuing to accompany the program with practical actions, closely coordinating with relevant agencies and units to ensure the program's success. The province will also continue to care for fishermen's lives, support loans, vocational training and especially raise legal awareness, in order to build a civilized fishing community, proactively integrate, develop a sustainable marine economy, contribute to strictly implementing international regulations on fisheries exploitation, and soon remove the IUU "yellow card" according to the Government's direction.

Leaders of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department and leaders of Agribank Binh Dinh branch presented gifts to fishing households.

At the Program, the Organizing Committee presented 100 gifts to fishing households. Each gift is worth more than 4 million VND, including: 01 handbook "Things to know about catching seafood"; 01 battery set; 01 combo battery, LED light and 01 medicine bag.

Along with that, 30 scholarships (each scholarship includes 2 million in cash, backpacks and school supplies) were awarded by the Organizing Committee to children of fishermen in difficult circumstances who have overcome difficulties to study.

Delegates take souvenir photos

Source: https://gialai.gov.vn/tin-tuc/hoat-dong-cua-lanh-dao/-cung-ngu-dan-thap-sang-den-tren-bien-hanh-trinh-yeu-thuong-den-voi-gia-lai.html

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