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| Storm shelter in Thanh Vui port, Hai Hau district, northern Nam Dinh province__Photo: Nguyen Lanh/VNA |
The Prime Minister has given a green light to a plan to put into service an inter-regional, modern system of fishing ports and storm shelters by 2030.
According to Decision 582/QD-TTg of July 3, 2024, the plan on the national system of fishing ports and storm shelters for fishing vessels for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 is designed to consolidate and modernize the fisheries sector’s infrastructure, meet logistics needs, ensure food safety and hygiene, reduce post-harvest losses, ensure safety for vessels and fishermen.
It is also intended to raise the efficiency of fisheries management, step up international integration, adapt to climate change, protect the environment and the marine ecosystem, and contribute to ensuring national defense and security.
Specifically, by 2030, the country will have 173 fishing ports, which are capable of handling about 2.98 million tons each year, and 160 storm shelters capable of accommodating about 90,600 fishing vessels.
In addition, there will be major trade hubs serving as driving forces for fisheries industrial parks, coastal economic zones, and large fisheries centers associated with key fishing grounds, thus creating investment attraction and growth momentum for the fisheries sector.
The plan also aims for the upgrade of fishing ports and storm shelters on islands, especially Truong Sa (Spratly) and Hoang Sa (Paracel).
Between 2021 and 2030, five large, harmonious fisheries centers will be formed in connection with the system of fishing ports and storm shelters in northern Hai Phong city, central Da Nang city, the south central province of Khanh Hoa, southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province and the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.-(VLLF)
