Quyết định 1445/QD-TTg

THE PRIME MINISTER -------	SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence - Freedom - Happiness ---------------
No. 1445/QĐ-TTg	Hanoi, August 16, 2013

 

DECISION

APPROVAL FOR MASTER PLAN FOR FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT BY 2020 AND ORIENTATION TOWARDS 2030

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the Law on Government organization dated December 25, 2001;

Pursuant to the Law on Fisheries dated November 26, 2003;

At the request of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural development,

HEREBY DECIDES:

Article 1. Approval for master plan for fisheries and aquaculture development by 2020 and orientation towards 2030

I. VIEWPOINTS

1. The Master Plan for Fisheries and aquaculture Development must be appropriate for the nationwide socio-economic development strategy and agriculture development master plan with an aim to increase in added values and sustainable development to make fisheries and aquaculture a major industry with high competitiveness.

2. The Master Plan for Fisheries and aquaculture Development must be able to utilize existing advantages and potentials; keep restructuring aquaculture together with modernization of fisheries. Establish major fisheries centers connected to major fisheries, concentrated material production areas, processing zones and consumption markets.

3. Fisheries and aquaculture development shall be planned with account taken of other industries and local socio-economic development plans; adaptable to climate change; able to protect the environment, aquatic resources, national sovereignty, national defense and security of territorial seas and islands.

4. The Master Plan for Fisheries and aquaculture Development shall be associated with innovation and development of production relationships; focus on methods of cooperation between material production, processing and consumption; emphasize the managerial roles of the public and trade associations; emphasize the roles of regulatory bodies and sustain administrative reform.

5. The Master Plan for Fisheries and aquaculture Development is meant to improve life and income of fishermen, provide training and develop human resources for aquaculture with developed technologies; is associated with development of new rural areas and civilized fishing villages.

II. OBJECTIVES

1. General objectives

It is expected that aquaculture is expected to be industrialized by 2020 and modernized by 2030, keep comprehensively and sustainably develop into a major industry with reasonable structure, high productivity, quality, effectiveness and competitiveness to be integrated with international trade; improve farmers’ and fishermen's life and income; protect the environment and aquatic resources; contribute to improvement of national defense and security of the territorial seas and islands.

2. Some specific objectives to be accomplished by 2020:

a) Total aquaculture production: 7.0 million tonnes.

35% of which is from commercial fishing, 65% from aquaculture.

b) Export of fishery products: 11 billion USD; average growth rate: 7% - 8% per year (during 2011 – 2020).

c) Domestic value added content of exports: 50%

d) Ratio of trained aquaculture workers: 50%.

dd) Per capita income is expected to increase by 300%

e) Post-harvest losses are expected to decrease from 20% to under 10%.

3. Orientation towards 2030:

a) Total aquaculture production: 9.0 million tonnes.

30% of which is from commercial fishing, 70% from aquaculture.

b) Export of fishery products: 20 billion USD; average growth rate: 6% - 7% per year (during 2020 – 2030).

c) Domestic value added content of exports: 60%

d) Ratio of trained aquaculture workers: 80%.

III. ORIENTATION OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT

1. Commercial fishing

Reorganize fishing suitable for each profession group, fishery and sea area; associate commercial fishing with protection and development of aquatic resources; develop new cooperation methods to improve effectiveness and sustainable development.

a) Production:

By 2020, commercial fishing production is expected to be maintained at 2.4 million tonnes, including 2.2 million tonnes from marine fisheries, 0.2 million tonnes from inland fisheries.

- Proportions of commercial fishing production by area: Northern Gulf: 380,000 tonnes; Central Coast: 700,000 tonnes; the Southeast: 635,000; the Mekong delta: 485,000 tonnes.

Coastal areas and inshore areas: 800,000 tonnes; offshore areas: 1,400,000 tonnes.

- Proportion of fishing production by type: fish 2,000,000 tonnes (83.3%, including 15,000 - 17,000 tonnes of tuna); squids: 200,000 tonnes (8.3%), shrimps: 50,000 tonnes (2.1%), other fish: 150,000 tonnes (6.3%).

b) Structure of fishing professions:

7 groups of fishing professions shall be restructured towards reducing the proportion of those that harm aquatic resources and the ecology; maintain and development selective and eco-friendly professions; develop offshore fishing; reduce the proportion of professions that involve the use of trawl nets, lift nets and drift nets.

c) Fishing vessels:

Quantity of fishing vessels is expected to decrease to 110,000 vessels by 2020 and 95,000 vessels by 2030, averagely 1.5% per year.

The quantity of fishing vessels operating in the coastal and inshore areas is expected to decrease from 82% to 70% by 2020.

The quantity of offshore fishing vessels is expected to reach 28,000 - 30,000 vessels, 16% of which is in the Northern Gulf; 28% in the Central Coast (including the seas around the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes; 30% in the Southeast and 25% in the Mekong delta.

d) Inland fishing:

Inland fishing shall be development in association with traditional professions, protection and development of resources, especially in the Mekong Delta, major rivers and reservoirs of mountainous areas and Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen).

2. Aquaculture

Develop aquaculture in a sustainable manner; give priority to key exports depending on advantages of each area and demand of the market; reorganize production towards increasing product value; associate production, processing and consumption.

a) Aquaculture areas:

The total aquaculture area is expected to reach 1.2 million hectares by 2020.

Including:

- By area: Red River Delta: 149,740 hectares; the Northern Highlands 52,540 hectares; the Central Coast 113,390 hectares; Central Highlands: 25,660 hectares; the Southeast: 53,210 hectares; the Mekong Delta: 805,460 hectares.

- By farming method: industrial farming: 190,000 hectares: giant tiger prawns: 80,000 hectares; whiteleg shrimps: 60,000 hectares, pangasius fish: 10,000 hectares, molluscs: 40,000 hectares.

b) Aquaculture production:

By 2020, total production is expected to reach 4.5 million tonnes, including: Red River Delta: 637,640 tonnes; the Northern Highlands 118,640 tonnes; the Central Coast 553,710 tonnes; Central Highlands: 42,400 tonnes; the Southeast: 171,190 tonnes; the Mekong Delta: 2,976,420 tonnes.

(The production and proportions shall be adjusted to market demand).

Expected production of some key fishery products by 2020:

giant tiger prawns: 340,000 tonnes; average growth rate: 0.02% per year.

Whiteleg shrimps: 360,000 tonnes; average growth rate: 11.22% per year.

Pangasius fish: 1.8 – 2 million tonnes; average growth rate: 4.8% per year.

Tilapias: 150,000 tonnes; average growth rate: 13.9% per year.

Giant river prawns: 35,000 - 40,000 tonnes; average growth rate: 15% per year.

Marine fish: 200,000 tonnes; average growth rate: 11.1% per year.

Molluscs: 400,000 tonnes; average growth rate: 11.5% per year.

Seaweeds: 138,000 tonnes; average growth rate: 21.7% per year.

Lobsters: 3,000 tonnes; average growth rate: 7.18% per year.

c) Development of aquaculture in various areas:

- Red River Delta: sustain freshwater fish farming in inland provinces, intensive and semi-intensive farming of traditional fish and tilapias. Development intensive and semi-intensive coastal farming of brackish water species with high economic value (giant tiger prawns, whiteleg shrimps, clams, blue crabs, etc.) where appropriate. Development organic (ecological) faming of seaweeds and other species. Development farming of marine fish, clams, oysters around Co To, Bai Tu Long, Cat Ba, Bach Long Vi islands.

- The Central Coast: develop the potentials of irrigation and hydropower reservoirs for intensive and semi-intensive farming of traditional fish. Develop intensive and semi-intensive farming of brackish water fish in estuaries, coastal areas, swamps, (giant tiger prawns, whiteleg shrimps, lobster, molluscs, marine ornamental fish, marine fish, seaweeds, etc.) Development farming of marine fish and seaweeds, etc. near islands and archipelagoes.

- The Central Coast: develop the potentials of irrigation and hydropower reservoirs for intensive, semi-intensive and cage-and-pen farming of traditional freshwater fish. Develop intensive and semi-intensive farming of brackish water fish in estuaries and coastal areas (giant tiger prawns, whiteleg shrimps, molluscs, seaweeds, etc.). Sustain organic (ecological) farming in coastal areas and mangrove forests of Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. Develop farming of ornamental fish serving tourism and export.

- The Mekong Delta: develop the potentials of the system of rivers and alluvial plains for intensive and semi-intensive farming of freshwater fish: pangasius fish, giant river prawns, local fish, etc. Develop intensive, semi-intensive and modified extensive farming of brackish water fish in estuaries and coastal areas (giant tiger prawns, whiteleg shrimps, molluscs, barramundi, groupers etc.). Sustain organic (ecological) farming in coastal areas and mangrove forests. Develop marine fish farming at sea and around the islands.

- The Northern Highlands and Central Highlands: develop farming of traditional fish, freshwater fish, coldwater fish (salmons, sturgeons, etc.) in small reservoirs, lakes, rivers, streams in association with preservation and development of aquatic resources.

3. Processing and trade in fishery products:

Reorganize the production according to the value chain; associate processing and consumption with material production; give priority to development of value-added products; develop some major brands; improve food safety, food quality and environmental safety; restore and develop traditional fish processing villages.

a) Export market structure:

Sustain and development traditional markets; expand and services other potential markets.

Proportions of total turnover from export of fishery products of major markets: EU: 21%; Japan: 20%; USA: 19%; China and other markets: 40%.

b) Proportions of major exports:

By 2020, frozen shrimps, pangasius fish and cephalopod mollusc (squids, octopuses) are still crucial fishery products that make up over 70% of exported fishery products. To be specific:

Frozen fish: 1,320,000 tonnes, making up 45.9% of export turnover. Primary markets: EU, USA, Japan, Middle West countries, Brazils and the rest of Europe.

Frozen shrimps: 330,000 tonnes, making up 32.3% of export turnover. Primary markets: EU, USA, Japan; to be expanded to Asian countries such as Korea and China.

Frozen squids and octopuses: 120,000 tonnes, making up 6% of export turnover. Primary markets: EU, Japan and Korea.

Other frozen fish: 150,000 tonnes, making up 12.1% of export turnover. Primary markets: EU, Japan, Asian countries and Australia.

Dried fish: 80,000 tonnes, making up 3.7% of export turnover. Primary markets: Korea, China, Russia and Ukraine.

c) Development of inland fish processing:

Expand and organize the domestic markets towards establishment of channels for distribution of fishery products from retailing to wholesaling, from traditional markets to supermarkets with diverse products suitable for Vietnam’s consumers. Start tracing origins and developing domestic brands of fishery products.

By 2020, domestic fish processing is expected to reach a total production of 950,000 tonnes. Including 310,000 tonnes of frozen fish; 99,000 tonnes of dried fish, 260 million liters of fish sauce, 4,000 tonnes of canned foods; 31,000 tonnes of and salted fish; 246,000 tonnes of fish meal.

4. Infrastructure and logistics services

Establish a comprehensive aquaculture infrastructure system connected with ancillary industries and logistics services in order to stimulate growth, improve effectiveness of commercial fishing, aquaculture, processing and consumption.

a) Major fisheries centers:

Establish 6 major fisheries centers, 5 of which are connected to major fisheries:

- Hai Phong Fisheries Center, associated with fisheries the Northern Gulf;

- Da Nang Fisheries Center, associated with fisheries in the East Sea and Hoang Sa archipelago;

- Khanh Hoa Fisheries Center, associated with fisheries in the South Central Coast and Truong Sa archipelago;

- Ba Ria – Vung Tau Fisheries Center, associated with fisheries in the Southeast;

- Kien Giang Fisheries Center, associated with fisheries in the Mekong delta;

- Can Tho Fisheries Center, associated with fish farms in the Mekong Delta.

b) Commercial fishing:

- Upgrade and improve shipyards:

Establish shipyards for offshore fishing vessels at major fisheries centers and provide repair services between the islands.

Invest in construction and upgrade of ice factories, cold storage systems, wholesale fish markets, fishing equipment factories at major fisheries center to serve offshore fishing. Maintain ice factories and fishing equipment factories and repair services for small fishing vessels in coastal provinces.

Build wholesale fish markets in suitable areas or near border checkpoints according to planning. Establish pilot shrimp centers in Ca Mau, pangasius fish centers in Can Tho and tuna centers in Nha Trang.

- Keep building fishing ports, fishing docks and asylum harbors for fishing vessels:

Give priority to investment in Class I fishing ports combined with asylum harbors to attract local and foreign fishing vessels.

Establish a system of fishing ports, fishing docks and asylum harbors on important islands to assist fishermen in offshore fishing: Co To, Cat Ba, Bach Long Vi, Con Co, Ly Son, Phu Quy, Con Dao, Phu Quoc, Tho Chu and Truong Sa archipelago.

c) Aquaculture:

Establish concentrated aquaculture areas for key fishery products with compatible infrastructure in the Mekong Delta, Red River Delta and the Central Coast.

Improve, industrialized and modernize the system for production of commercial aquatic breeds to serve development of aquaculture.

Improve the systems for monitoring, warning of environmental incidents and epidemics, inspection and testing serving aquaculture management (especially in the Mekong Delta, the Red River Delta and concentrated breed production areas).

IV. PRIMARY SOLUTIONS

1. For the market:

a) Export markets:

The associations and enterprises shall directly develop and execute trade promotion programs in accordance with the export market development strategy and national trade promotion programs.

Develop direct export methods for distribution systems, shopping malls and supermarkets to replace indirect export to improve effectiveness. Enterprises are recommended to gradually establish distribution network for Vietnamese fishery products in international markets, directly sign contracts with major food suppliers who provide food for distribution centers and supermarkets of major markets.

Establish some distribution centers, agents and representative offices in association with advertising Vietnamese fishery products in major markets such as USA, Japan, EU to connect the markets, provide accurate and sufficient information about Vietnamese fishery products for consumers. Enterprises should provide information about the host countries’ markets, policies and law for Vietnamese regulatory bodies and enterprises

Develop reputable and trusted Vietnamese brands of fishery products and products having geographical indications (national brands, product brands, corporate brands) to meet the demand of international consumers. Emphasize the roles of trade associations; enhance cooperation in the value chain to ensure healthy competition and protect benefits of enterprises in international trade dispute.

b) Domestic markets:

Establish a channel to distribute fishery products to traditional markets and supermarkets in urban areas, industrial parks and major cities nationwide through wholesale markets and major fisheries centers.

Analyze domestic demand; do trade promotion and development of domestic brands of fishery products; run advertisements to increase demand.

Establish a center for analysis of foreign and domestic markets; provide market information for manufacturers, enterprises, consumers and regulatory bodies to plan production and processing according to forecasts and market demand.

2. Science and technology, fisheries and aquaculture extension:

a) Regarding commercial fishing:

Carry out investigation and assessment of aquatic resources; establish standards and regulations etc. as the basis for planning, organizing production and management of commercial fishing.

Apply technological advances; invest in product preservation equipment to reduce post-harvest loss.

Develop a model for application of advanced technologies and management of commercial fishing; widely apply the effective models through fisheries and aquaculture extension programs.

Use digital technologies, remote sensing and satellites to monitor and manage fishing fleets and protect marine resources.

Apply advanced fishing methods and equipment, preservation technologies, especially to offshore fishing fleets to improve effectiveness.

Focus on research into new designs of fishing vessels and new materials to replace wooden-hull vessels.

b) Regarding aquaculture:

Conduct research into breed development and disease-free breeding processes. Upgrade national breed production centers to create high-quality and disease-resistant breeds. Keep investing in concentrated breed production areas where breed production conditions are fulfilled and breed quality are controlled.

Enhance scientific research and technology import, especially those related to biotechnology and production of disease-free breed and key breeds; improve technologies for breeding key species at sea; conduct research into aquatic disease, environmental monitoring and epidemic prevention; aquatic medicines; feed production technology; bioproducts and products serving environmental remediation in aquaculture.

Enhance international cooperation in research into breed production, commercial breeding of new organisms, especially those that are rare, of high value or highly adaptable to climate; develop marine aquaculture.

Improve the environmental monitoring and epidemic warning system to sustainably develop aquaculture, reduce losses incurred by farmers and fishermen, and protect the environment.

c) Regarding fish processing:

Keep applying advanced technologies and manufacturing processes; invest in modern equipment serving deep processing; upgrade processing facilities to meet national technical regulations and standards and satisfy food safety and environmental safety of foreign markets.

Encourage application of advanced technologies; give priority to innovation of processing lines and equipment; improve packaging and designs; diversify processed exports, such as: processing instant-use products, seaweeds, processing by-products into functional foods serving domestic and foreign markets.

Develop new products that meet the demand of each foreign market, especially those having high added value; minimize the ratio of foods undergoing insufficient working or processing and products with low added value.

Conduct research into technology for long-term preservation of fish on offshore fishing vessels, production of additives serving fish processing; quick fermentation for processing traditional products.

Conduct research into and import technologies for producing fish-derived pharmaceuticals and functional foods to raise value of fishery products.

3. Protection of the environment and aquatic resources

a) Regarding commercial fishing:

Conduct investigation and assessment of aquatic resources in key fisheries of: the Northern Gulf, the Central Coast, Truong Sa archipelago, the Southeast and the Mekong Delta.

Implement the annual plan for aquatic resource investigation at sea. Develop a digital map of aquatic resources, which is a basis for licensing and controlling fishing activities.

Determine areas where fishing is banned or subject to seasonal closure; publish a list of banned professions and species banned from fishing. Comply with regulations on seasonal fishing; impose fishing ban during breeding periods; impose ban on destructive fishing equipment.

Keep executing projects for protection, recovery and development of aquatic resources serving sustainable fishing; protect rare aquatic species of scientific and economic importance; preserve biodiversity. Take measures for management of habitats and quantity of aquatic species.

Develop a model for conversion from inshore fishing, which is ineffective and damage aquatic resources, to other professions that are more effective and eco-friendly.

b) Regarding aquaculture:

Promulgate regulations on conditions and criteria applied to concentrated aquaculture areas; regulations on use of water resources and waste treatment in aquaculture to minimize environmental pollution.

Review planning for existing aquaculture areas and new ones towards compliance with regulations on environmental protection, avoid intrusion upon and negative impacts on wetlands and natural sanctuaries.

Change the breeding subjects in concentrated aquaculture areas that have been polluted; use water resources reasonably and effectively; encourage rotations in aquaculture and application of water-saving technology; minimize wastes; ensure biosafety and environmental safety.

Disseminate and enhance application of VietGAP to protect the ecology, minimize epidemics, ensure food safety, improve product quality and facilitate sustainable development.

c) Regarding fish processing:

Enterprises are encouraged to build sewage and exhaust gas treatment systems; apply manufacturing technology that is cleaner, reduces waste production, save materials and energy, is economical and effective.

Keep moving processing facilities to industrial parks or fish processing complexes according to planning.

4. Organization and management of production:

Carry out fisheries and aquaculture restructuring, especially commercial fishing. Diversify production methods; encourage association and cooperation between material producers, fish factories, traders, investors and credit institutions etc. according to the value chain under the management of the community and trade associations.

Regarding offshore fishing: Organize production in the form artels, cooperatives, joint ventures between fishermen, enterprises and other economic sectors. Regarding inshore fishing: develop community management models.

Regarding traditional aquaculture: Primarily household businesses. Regarding industrial farming of key aquatic organisms: emphasize the roles of farms, artels, cooperatives, enterprises and other forms of cooperation.

Regarding domestic fish processing: primarily household businesses, cooperatives and enterprises in association with trade villages.

Establish major fisheries centers connected to major fisheries, concentrated material production areas, processing zones and consumption markets.

Develop public - private partnerships (PPP); establish and run major fisheries centers to stimulate industrialization, modernization and sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture.

Improve capacity of fisheries and aquaculture authorities at all levels; improve capacity of officials and facilities of regulatory bodies.

Keep establishing standards, procedures and norms applied to fisheries and aquaculture; provide guidance on implementation of fisheries laws.

Organize management of fisheries and aquaculture planning in association with agriculture planning and planning of other sectors, especially irrigation, land, tourism, urban area and industrial zone planning, etc.; ensure sustainable and harmonious development of the industries and economic sectors.

Carry out administrative reform. Conduct inspections and take actions against violations against regulations on fisheries and aquaculture.

5. Policies:

a) Investment and credit policies:

Keep giving priority to fishery infrastructure serving marine business such as: commercial fishing at sea; marine aquaculture, constructions on islands and key fisheries (Bach Long Vi, Ly Son, Con Dao, Phu Quoc, Truong Sa etc.).

Increase investment in the irrigation system serving aquaculture in industrial aquaculture areas and concentrated breed production areas.

Increase funds for survey into aquatic resources, high technologies, breeding of rare species and disease-free breeds; production of aquatic feeds; treatment of aquatic diseases; seaweed processing; preparation of pharmaceuticals and functional foods from fishery products; new fishery mechanics technology, preservation technology, etc.

Introduce policies on attracting investment from foreign investors, sole proprietorships and especially PPP in fisheries and aquaculture.

By 2020, provide funds, attract foreign investments, ODA and investment from various economic sectors in major fisheries centers nationwide to facilitate industrialization and modernization of fisheries.

Keep introducing preferential credit policies for development of certain fields, such as: preferential credit policies applied to fishermen, cooperatives, enterprises that take loans to invest in commercial fishing, processing, provision of logistic services, building fishing vessels, provision of preservation services; provision of assistance for fishermen in career change; provision of insurance against aquaculture risks, etc.

b) Policies on use of land and water surface for aquaculture:

Keep implementing policies on concentration of land and water surface to develop concentrated and industrial aquaculture.

Encourage exploitation of unused or wild land and water surface for aquaculture. Introduce policies on use of subsided farm land, low-productivity farm land and reservoir surfaces for aquaculture.

Consider introducing policies on allocating or leasing out sea surfaces for industrial marine aquaculture. Emphasize the roles of local authorities in management of coastal water surface according to the Law on Fishery.

c) Protection of the environment and aquatic resources:

Introduce policies on encouraging various economic sectors to participate in protection and development of aquatic resources, research and transfer fishing technologies.

Introduce policies to encourage fishermen to switch over from coastal fishing from other professions; upgrade or modify small fishing vessels; build new vessels and vessels made of new materials; transfer advanced commercial fishing technologies; invest in machinery and equipment serving fishing and preservation.

Introduce policies to encourage research into and application of technology and processes that are hygienic, water-saving, eco-friendly; apply waste treatment technology to aquaculture; assist in renovation and construction of waste treatment systems in concentrated aquaculture and aquatic breed production areas; keep providing assistance in application of VietGAP.

Fish processing facilities are encouraged to apply waste treatment technology and control environmental pollution; apply eco-friendly technology for cleaner fish processing.

d) Training and human resources development:

Give priority to training in biotechnology, hi-tech disciplines, marine studies and advanced fishing technology.

Keep investing in and upgrading facilities of training institutions, improve capacity of lecturers and researcher; improve training program quality; encourage establishment of non-public institutions for research, training and provision of fishery services.

Enable children of fishermen, students, young officials to receive higher education in Vietnam and countries with developed fisheries and aquaculture technologies; introduce policies on provision of training for captains, chief engineer officers, crewmembers of fishing vessels and fishermen.

6. International cooperation:

Promote international cooperation in commercial fishing, firstly with ASEAN countries and within the East Sea region. Promote negotiation and conclusion of bilateral and multilateral fishing agreements with other countries and international organizations.

Encourage enterprises, universities and research institutions to cooperate with foreign entities in investment in fisheries and aquaculture development, especially in production of rare breeds, disease-free breeds, aquatic feeds, bioproducts, aquatic medicines, processing of value-added products and instant-use products, pharmaceuticals and functional foods derived from fishery products, fishing and preservation technology, engineering of fishing vessels and research into new materials for ship hulls, etc.

Promote cooperation with traditional and potential export markets; resolve disputes and barriers to trade.

Encourage foreign investors to investment in fisheries and aquaculture development in Vietnam; encourage Vietnamese entities to invest in fisheries and aquaculture development overseas. Carry out promotion of investment in fisheries and aquaculture overseas; keep attracting FID and ODA to boost industrialization of fisheries and aquaculture.

V. IMPLEMENTATION ORGANIZATION

1. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall:

a) Take charge and cooperate with other ministries and local authorities in planning the implementation of the Master Plan for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development by 2020; Inspect, supervise and evaluate the implementation of the Master Plan nationwide; propose solutions for improving the feasibility and effectiveness of the master plan.

b) Instruct local governments to review their plans for fisheries and aquaculture development to ensure compliance with this Master Plan and the Scheme for agriculture restructuring; implement specific and feasible measures for management and implementation of the Master Plan in their provinces.

c) Cooperate with relevant authorities in drafting or promulgating legislative documents and policies on fisheries and aquaculture development.

2. Responsibilities of relevant ministries:

On the basis of tasks, programs and projects approved by competent authorities, the Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance shall provide funding for other ministries; take charge and cooperate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and relevant authorities in introducing financial policies that encourage production and attract domestic and foreign investors.

Relevant ministries shall ex officio participate in promotion of fisheries and aquaculture development.

3. The People’s Committees of provinces shall:

Review and revise provincial plans; restructure and rearrange production towards development of local potentials; instruct district governments to develop detailed plans and programs and implement them.

Instruct regulatory bodies to prepare and implement programs and projects; provide instruction on development and application of effective models.

Inspect the implementation of the Master Plan in their provinces to ensure that its objectives are accomplished; propose revisions according to reality.

Article 2. Implementation clause

This Decision comes into force from the day on which it is signed.

Ministers, Heads of ministerial agencies, Heads of Governmental agencies, Presidents of the People’s Committees of provinces are responsible for the implementation of this Decision./.

 

PP THE PRIME MINISTER DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER Hoang Trung Hai