Yeonggwang-gun Holds 'Geographical Indication System for Gulbi Midterm Report Meeting'

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Jeollanam-do Yeonggwang-gun (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 28th that it held an interim report meeting for the 'Yeonggwang Gulbi Geographical Indication Registration' project at the county office on the 27th to revitalize the dried yellow corvina industry.

The report meeting was attended by about 30 related personnel, including Vice Governor Hong Seokbong, Jeollanam-do Province, Jeonnam Fishing Village Specialization Center, the Fisheries Cooperative, and the project company. It proceeded with a presentation by the project company followed by a Q&A and discussion session on the presentation content.

The main topics included ▲ the review process and reasons for failure of the Yeonggwang Gulbi geographical indication registration in 2010 ▲ measures to secure the uniqueness of Yeonggwang Gulbi ▲ standardized hygiene management ▲ linkage with other cities and counties such as Andong and Pohang ▲ development of logical grounds for recognizing raw material processing from other regions.

Yeonggwang Gulbi accounts for 80% of the national dried yellow corvina production and is a key industry generating 342 billion KRW in sales annually by producing 20,000 tons through about 460 dried yellow corvina processing companies.

Vice Governor Hong Seokbong said, “Please carefully review the various opinions presented at this report meeting and do your best to include effective results in the final report to reattempt the Yeonggwang Gulbi geographical indication registration after 8 years.”

Meanwhile, the county plans to challenge the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries’ public project this year with the Jeollak smart aquaculture cluster project. With a total investment of 40 billion KRW including 22 billion KRW in national funds, it will create a testbed (30 billion KRW) and a rear site (10 billion KRW) to lead innovative growth in the future aquaculture industry, moving away from labor-intensive aquaculture.

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