Yeonggwang-gun Holds Launch Ceremony for 'Bada Dream Team' to Strengthen Marine and Fisheries Sector

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters reporter Lee Seong-jeong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 30th that it held a launching ceremony for the ‘Bada Dream Team,’ composed of advisory and expert groups, at the county office to strengthen competitiveness in the marine and fisheries sector.

The launching ceremony, presided over by Governor Kim Jun-seong, was attended by about 60 people including the Bada Dream Team, Jeollanam-do Province, the Fisheries Cooperative, and fishing villages. It proceeded with the awarding of appointment letters to the Bada Dream Team executives, presentations of research projects by 16 subcommittees, followed by a Q&A and discussion session with advisory committee members.

The subcommittee research projects include ▲ Chil-san sea area tourism cruise economic and field analysis ▲ Passenger ferry full public operation economic and field analysis ▲ Baeksu coastal road tourist lighthouse ▲ Hyanghwado Port marine tourism revitalization ▲ Measures to secure resident acceptance of offshore wind power ▲ Ensuring offshore wind power maritime traffic safety ▲ Installation of fishway (fish passage) in Bulgapcheon Stream ▲ Mudflat experience fishing grounds, among others.

The Bada Dream Team will break away from the previous presentation format focused mainly on policy (project) service contracts and will be flexibly operated regardless of region under the chairmanship of subcommittee heads.

Also, the proposed contents will be gathered in one place with advisory and expert members for verification, and the derived tasks will be submitted as policy recommendations to central government ministries and Jeollanam-do Province, along with efforts to secure national funding.

Governor Kim Jun-seong said, “Through strengthened policy advice and communication, we hope the Bada Dream Team will fill in the gaps to timely respond to rapidly changing marine environmental changes and internally enhance capabilities to strengthen the county’s competitiveness in the marine and fisheries sector.”

Meanwhile, at the Bada Dream Team launching ceremony, the county plans to submit the application for the Smart Yellow Croaker Aquaculture Cluster project, which has been finally verified by experts and advisory members, to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries next month via Jeollanam-do Province.

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