Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to Select 50 Sites for 'Eochon New Deal 300' Next Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Joo Sang-don] The government has decided to select 50 sites for the 2021 Saeul New Deal 300 project.

On the 7th, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced the "2021 Saeul New Deal 300 Project Site Selection Plan."

Saeul New Deal 300 is a community-based living SOC (social overhead capital) project that drives innovative growth in fishing villages. Through this, essential infrastructure such as outdated piers in fishing villages will be modernized, and specialized development reflecting regional characteristics will be promoted.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries plans to modernize 300 fishing villages and ports nationwide by 2024, having selected a total of 190 sites and promoted projects since 2019. In 2021, about 50 sites will be selected with priority given to improving citizens' quality of life, revitalizing the local economy, and resident participation. Each selected site will receive an average of 10 billion KRW (up to 15 billion KRW, 70% national funds, 30% local funds).

The support targets include all legally designated fishing ports nationwide (excluding national ports), small-scale harbors and fishing ports, and their adjacent fishing villages. The application period is from September 3 to 9. After document and on-site evaluations, the final sites will be confirmed in December this year.

In this call for applications, the score for the basic concept evaluation item was raised from 3 points to 5 points to increase the weighting on the appropriateness of the project's vision and implementation strategy. Additionally, the evaluation by metropolitan and provincial governments was strengthened (from 3 points in 2020 to 5 points in 2021) to enhance the responsibility and management authority of regional governments. To establish a sustainable regeneration foundation for fishing villages through fostering the social economy, additional points will be awarded if social economy organizations participate.

Kim Chang-gyun, Deputy Director of the Innovation Growth and Job Planning Division at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, said, "We ask for the active interest and participation of local residents in this call for applications so that Saeul New Deal 300 can breathe new life into fishing villages. As the project enters its third year next year, we will create visible results that the public can feel."

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