Fishermen in Da Nang, and the central region as a whole, are expressing their strong discontent with China’s unilateral fishing ban in the East Sea, which encompasses the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) waters, between 16 May and 1 August.  They are showing determination to make more offshore fishing trips, regardless of China’s worthless ban.

The Chairman of the city’s Fishery Association, Mr Tran Van Linh, said that his association is strongly protesting against China’s fishing ban, which is totally groundless.  He remarked that China has no rights to unilaterally enforce the ban in the East Sea, which includes some areas which belong to other countries.  In addition, Chinese fishing vessels are illegally operating in Viet Nam’s exclusive economic zone, and they have intentionally rammed into Vietnamese fishing boats. 

Chairman Linh also affirmed that the fishing ban clearly proves its malice to impede Vietnamese fishermen from earning a living to support their families.