Yeonggwang-gun Holds 'Sea Day Commemoration Event'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 31st that it held the ‘25th Sea Day Commemoration Event’ at Hyanghwado Port in Yeomsan-myeon.

This event was organized to widely promote the value of the sea and the importance of the marine ecosystem to the residents and to boost the pride of marine and fisheries workers.

Sea Day was established as a legal commemorative day in 1996 to celebrate the day when Jang Bogo, a great maritime figure of the Unified Silla period, established Cheonghaejin, and commemorative events are held annually.

This year’s commemoration event was originally scheduled for May 31 but was postponed due to the spread of COVID-19.

On the day of the event, about 150 people including Governor Kim Jun-seong, Wi Gwang-hwan, Director of Marine and Fisheries Bureau of Jeollanam-do, related marine and fisheries organizations, and fishermen attended, and the ceremony was conducted in a simplified manner without a separate commemorative ceremony.

The official events included the release of 3 million juvenile barley shrimp and marine environment cleanup activities.

In particular, about 40 local middle school students and their parents participated in the release event, making it a more meaningful time.

Governor Kim Jun-seong said, “I believe it is our generation’s role to pass on a clean sea to future generations,” and added, “Through this event, we want to renew our determination to cultivate the sea beautifully and cleanly.”

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