Professor Cho Tae-oh of Chosun University Receives Commendation from the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries

Recognition for Contributions to the Development of Marine Fisheries Biological Resource Acquisition and Management Tasks

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Chosun University announced on the 14th that Professor Cho Tae-o of the Department of Life Sciences received a commendation from the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries in recognition of his contribution to the development of securing and managing marine and fisheries biological resources through the operation of the Marine Brown Algae Deposit Registration and Preservation Institution.

Since being selected for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' Marine Brown Algae Deposit Registration and Preservation Institution research project in 2014, Professor Cho has continuously conducted research on the securing, management, and utilization of national marine and fisheries biological resources.

In particular, by materializing various marine biological resources such as marine organism-derived extracts, cultured and frozen resources, and genetic resources, and distributing them to specialized researchers in research institutes and universities, he has contributed to enhancing the value of marine organisms and promoting the utilization value of marine biological resources.

To date, he has secured 5,234 resources of 116 species of domestic marine brown algae and discovered 4 rapid species, 19 new species, and 13 Korean unrecorded seaweed species, reporting them in domestic and international academic journals.

He has established an informatization system for the Marine Brown Algae Resource Deposit Registration Institution, publicly sharing and disclosing the research materials of Korea's marine brown algae resources secured so far.

Additionally, from 2011 for four years, he served as a Jeonnam Province Marine and Fisheries Policy Advisory Committee member and a provincial government evaluation committee member in the marine environment field, contributing to the development of Jeonnam Province's marine and fisheries policies.

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