Vietnam Coast Guard and Binh Dinh province sign the "Coast Guard accompanies fishermen" program (Photo: qdnd.vn)

Attention will be given to protecting marine resources and the environment, helping fishermen in socio-economic and cultural development, and poverty reduction toward satisfying newrural building criteria.

The Vietnam Coast Guard will focus on communications work and getting fishermen to abide by the law, carry out social security activities for policy beneficiary families, support fishermen in difficult circumstances, and help poor students, said Rear Admiral Bui Quoc Oai, political commissar of the Vietnam Coast Guard.

He added that the program has helped to raise a sense of responsibility for Vietnam’s sea and islands among officials and fishermen.