Haenam-gun Accelerates Pace of Fishing Village New Deal 300 Project

Promotion of Projects at 5 Sites Including Hwasan Guseonghang, 7 Sites Scheduled for 2021 Public Contest

Scenic View of Seongsan Port, Hwangsan-myeon, Haenam-gun (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun is accelerating the promotion of the Saeuchon New Deal 300 project, which was selected through a public contest by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

According to Haenam-gun on the 16th, a total of 40.8 billion KRW will be invested in five locations, including Hwasan Guseong Port and Hyeonsan Dumo Port, which were selected as project targets for 2019-2020, to strengthen the production base of fishing villages and ports and revitalize the local economy by improving residential conditions.

Hwasan Guseong Port and Hyeonsan Dumo Port, selected as project sites in 2019, began construction aiming for completion in the first half of next year, while the 2020 sites, Songji Galsan Port, Bukpyeong Namseong Port, and Hwangsan Seongsan Port, will start construction in the first half of next year and are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022.

Through the project, fishing industry infrastructure such as breakwaters and piers will be established, and income-generating projects and fishing village experience facilities tailored to the characteristics of each fishing village will be promoted to lead the growth of fishing villages.

In particular, Haenam-gun plans to continuously expand the Saeuchon New Deal 300 project, selecting seven locations including Songji Naejang Port through on-site surveys ahead of next year’s project target contest, and is accelerating efforts for next year’s project contest as well.

Accordingly, efforts have been made to strengthen the capabilities of local councils in the application areas and to hold field forums, establishing project plans involving local residents, leader groups, and social organizations together, and preparing preliminary plans that reflect distinctive and regional characteristics.

Recently, education on the formation of fishing village resident communities and consulting for evaluation preparation were conducted, providing detailed explanations about the Saeuchon New Deal 300 project along with education on the importance of residents’ roles and participation, and development plans for fishing village associations.

Additionally, by actively utilizing the Saeuchon New Deal 300 advisory group personnel pool, professional advisory committee members for local councils have been appointed to enhance the appropriateness and feasibility of the project.

The county submitted the preliminary plan for the Saeuchon New Deal 300 project to Jeollanam-do on the 10th and plans to apply for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries public contest in September.

Myeong Hyun-gwan, the mayor of Haenam-gun, stated, “We expect that the restoration of port functions through modernization of port facilities, improvement of residential conditions by creating a fishing village environment, and new income generation will improve fishermen’s income,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure that all seven locations scheduled to apply next year are selected.”

Meanwhile, the Saeuchon New Deal 300 project is a living SOC project that modernizes essential infrastructure such as outdated piers in fishing villages and promotes integrated development of fishing villages and ports reflecting regional characteristics, with 70% of the total project cost supported by national funds. A total of 3 trillion KRW will be invested in 300 fishing villages and ports nationwide by 2022.

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