Challenges in fisheries management in vietnam

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Challenges in fisheries management in vietnam

• Dr. Nguyen Viet Thang
• Vice-minister for Fisheries
• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

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Biomass and Total Allowance Catch in ViÖt Nam
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The Development of Fisheries Sector during
1981-2005

• Year 1981 2007
• Total catch (MT) 419,740
  1,800,000
• Total fishing boats (unit)
  28,021 gt90,000
• Total engine power (Hp) 553,915
  5,300,000
• Total export value in 2007 -
  3,800
• (Mill. USD)
• Number of boats with engine power lt 45 cv
  constitutes 72 of the total boats.

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In the period of 2001-2006, the capture
fisheries has contributed a significant part in
total fisheries production
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Total Marine Catch in Viet Nam
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Average Catch/HP/year
Year 1985 1.11 T/Hp/year
Year 2005 0.34 T/Hp/year
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Relationship Between Total Engine Power and Total
Catch
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Fishing operation concentrate in coastal waters
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Fishing operation concentrate in coastal waters
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The overexploitation in coastal waters
The allowance catch in coastal water with depth
lt50m is 582,000 tons Overexploitation from 1991
(Catch in coastal water is 599,675 tons )
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Total catch and CPUE of Vietnam Fisheries
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Income and Cost of Vietnamese Fisheries
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Profit of Fisheries
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Main Challenges in Fisheries Management

• The unmanaged number of fishing boats
• Small fishing boats increase 2,300 boats/year
• The over exploitation in coastal waters
• Number of fishermen increase year by year

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The existing of harmful fishing gear and fishing
technique

• Coral reef have been degraded and damaged by
  improper activities.
• Harmful fishing gears are still exterminating
  juvenile fish like stow net , push nets ( at
  estuaries )
• Almost fishing gear currently used in fact
  violate the mesh size regulation .
• Harmful fishing techniques have not been deleted
  . Using explosive , chemical substances for
  fishing in many places are the risks that are
  still uncontrolled .

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The low economic efficiency of fishing fleets

• Average catch per one HP per year dropped
• down gradually from 1.11 tons/HP in 1985 to 0.34
  ton/Hp in 2005
• The competition in fishing
• Increasing number of hauling net per one day
• Increasing number of fishing day
• Reducing mesh size
• Fishing in forbidden areas
• Use harmful fishing gears or fishing technique .
  

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Community management Chain of fishey
management is lacking the bridge connecting
from government to fishermen
District , commune ARD Division
MARD
DARD
Cooperatives
Fishermen

• It is necessary to set up the model Community
  management

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Delegate the right to utilize near-shores

• Competition in fishing
• - Competition between small scale and big
  scale fisheries
• - Competition between different types of fishing
  gears
• - Competition between local fishing boats and
  fishing boats from
• other places
• - Delegate the right to utilize near shore
  area to local
• fishing communities to manage

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Solutions

• Quantity of fishing boats in coastal area is
  needed to cut down
• Applying the fishing license
• Develop the new works, to create jobs, employment
• To set up a community management system
• Applying responsible fishing.
• To strengthen institutional capacity , new
  technology application , marine resources
  assessment, scientific research works.
• Develop the marine conservation parks.

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The division of fishing zone by distance to shore
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