Under the CAPFISH-Capture programme, the EU in Cambodia provided seven maritime patrol vessels to the Fisheries Administration (FiA) cantonments in the Kingdom’s four coastal provinces to meet their operational needs in the suppression and prosecution of fisheries crimes.
A ceremonial handover of the vessels was held on Wednesday (May 4) in the presence of Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon and EU ambassador to Cambodia Carmen Moreno.
Sakhon said the new ships will be provided to the FiA’s cantonments in Koh Kong, Preah Sihanouk, Kep and Kampot provinces in response to illegal fishing activities, which are key indicators in the cooperation financing agreement between the Cambodia government and the EU.
They will also implement the National Plan of Control and Inspection and the National Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing in Cambodia.