Fishermen in Da Nang city, and the central region as a whole, areexpressing their strong discontent with China’s unilateral fishing banin the East Sea, which encompasses the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa(Spratly) waters, between 16 May and 1 August, according to a localnewspaper.
They will continue to make more offshore fishing trips, regardless of China’s worthless ban.
TheDa Nang Today Online quoted Chairman of the city’s Fishery AssociationTran Van Linh said his association strongly protest against China’sfishing ban, which is totally groundless.
He stated thatChina has no rights to unilaterally enforce the ban in the East Sea.In addition, Chinese fishing vessels are illegally operating in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, and they have intentionally rammed intoVietnamese fishing boats.
He also affirmed that the fishingban clearly proves its malice to impede Vietnamese fishermen fromearning a living to support their families.
According to thenewspaper, since China illegally positioned its oil rig in Vietnam’s waters on 2 May, fishermen from the central region have shown astrong determination to fish in the Hoang Sa waters and maintain theirlegal fishing activities .
The paper quoted Dinh Ngoc Cho fromQuang Ngai province as saying that he had sold 25 tonnes of seafoodfrom his offshore fishing boat. After his 15-day fishing trip, heearned 15 million VND and his crew members were paid 5 million VND each.
He added that, during their trip, he and his crew memberswere persistent with their fishing activities despite continuousaggressive actions triggered by some Chinese ships.
Le Van Chufrom Da Nang city said that after his 8-day trip he earned 80 millionVND from selling the seafood he had caught. His vessel’s 10 crewmembers were paid 2 million VND each.
Ong Van Nhien from theManagement Board of Da Nang’s Tho Quang Wharf and Port said that, onaverage, 45 offshore fishing vessels dock at the wharf every day.
He added that the boats have brought home a total of around 160 tonnesof seafood every day since May 1. This month’s sea catch outputand the number of fishing boats returning to the wharf are equal to thefigures of the same period last year. Currently, local offshorefishing vessels are operating normally in Vietnam’s fishing grounds.-VNA
They will continue to make more offshore fishing trips, regardless of China’s worthless ban.
TheDa Nang Today Online quoted Chairman of the city’s Fishery AssociationTran Van Linh said his association strongly protest against China’sfishing ban, which is totally groundless.
He stated thatChina has no rights to unilaterally enforce the ban in the East Sea.In addition, Chinese fishing vessels are illegally operating in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, and they have intentionally rammed intoVietnamese fishing boats.
He also affirmed that the fishingban clearly proves its malice to impede Vietnamese fishermen fromearning a living to support their families.
According to thenewspaper, since China illegally positioned its oil rig in Vietnam’s waters on 2 May, fishermen from the central region have shown astrong determination to fish in the Hoang Sa waters and maintain theirlegal fishing activities .
The paper quoted Dinh Ngoc Cho fromQuang Ngai province as saying that he had sold 25 tonnes of seafoodfrom his offshore fishing boat. After his 15-day fishing trip, heearned 15 million VND and his crew members were paid 5 million VND each.
He added that, during their trip, he and his crew memberswere persistent with their fishing activities despite continuousaggressive actions triggered by some Chinese ships.
Le Van Chufrom Da Nang city said that after his 8-day trip he earned 80 millionVND from selling the seafood he had caught. His vessel’s 10 crewmembers were paid 2 million VND each.
Ong Van Nhien from theManagement Board of Da Nang’s Tho Quang Wharf and Port said that, onaverage, 45 offshore fishing vessels dock at the wharf every day.
He added that the boats have brought home a total of around 160 tonnesof seafood every day since May 1. This month’s sea catch outputand the number of fishing boats returning to the wharf are equal to thefigures of the same period last year. Currently, local offshorefishing vessels are operating normally in Vietnam’s fishing grounds.-VNA
