Decision No. 1690/QD-TTg approving Vietnam’s fisheries development strategy through 2020

This decision approves Vietnam's fisheries development strategy through 2020 with the following contents: - 1. To develop fisheries into a commodity production industry with prestigious brands and high competitiveness in international economic integration by promoting the advantages of an industry producing and exploiting renewable resources and advantages of the tropical fishing industry, converting traditional fishing into modern fishing, creating comprehensive development, thereby further contributing to the national socio-economic development, successfully realizing the Resolution of the 4th plenum of the Xth Party Central Committee on Vietnam's marine strategy through 2020, developing Vietnam into a strong and rich sea-based country. - 2. To continue the economic and labor restructuring along with industrializing and modernizing the fisheries sector and reorganizing fisheries production in all areas of exploitation, aquaculture, mechanical engineering and logistic services as well as processing of aquatic products based on value chains, from raw-material production to processing and consumption, aiming to raise to the utmost the efficiency of Vietnamese aquatic products. To form big fishing centers in the Tonkin Gulf, the central coastal region and the southeastern and southwestern regions attached to key fishing grounds. - 3. To improve living standards and conditions of the fishermen community and train human resources for the fishing industry, which are the objectives and driving force of fisheries development. To consider farmers, fishermen and enterprises as major subjects of fisheries production and create interest connection between them, which serves as a breakthrough in the fisheries sector renewal process. To continue relocating and resettling inhabitants while preserving and promoting cultural identities of fishing villages, Xth Party Central Committee on agriculture, farmers and rural areas. - 4. To develop fisheries toward quality and sustainability. - 5. To improve the capacity of state management of fisheries through access to the science of community-based integrated management of the fishing industry and interaction with other industries towards sustainable development of fisheries and the fishing industry.