Nguyen Thuan, a 37-year-old fisherman of the fisheries trade union in Vinh Tho ward of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang city, said he has four fishing trips each of which is provided with VND100 million (US$4,400) to cover diesel oil costs each year.
The aid is provided under Decision 48/2010/QD-TTg, issued by the Government in 2010, on some policies encouraging and supporting offshore fishing and aquaculture.
Other assistance has also been given as in line with this decision and the Government’s Decree 67/2014/ND-CP on some policies for fisheries development.
In particular, Khanh Hoa has supported local fishermen with 450 communication devices worth over VND13.1 billion (US$577,700) while spending about VND5.8 billion (US$255,700) on ship captain and machine operator training.
Meanwhile VND10.3 billion (US$454,100) was used to support buying insurance for nearly 1,380 boats, and another VND2.3 billion (US$101,400) was spent to help buy insurance for about 6,900 crew members.
Other support includes training courses and formation of fishing teams and fisheries trade unions.
The province is also accelerating the approval of fishermen’s dossiers seeking concessional loans for building and upgrading fishing boats and logistics vessels under Decree 67/2014/ND-CP.
More than 1,200 of about 10,000 fishing boats in Khanh Hoa do offshore fishing activities at present.
