Kien Giang equipped satellite device on 146 fishing boats
(vasep.com.vn) 407 fishing boats in Kien Giang province are approved to be installed satellite-positioning machines (movimar) in which 146 ones were installed in the first phase of this year.
The Movimar project funded by French government’s official development assistances (ODA) for Vietnam runs from 2011 to 2013. The satellite device helps fishermen receive weather forecasts from inshore monitoring stations, reduce risks on sea and position fishing grounds.