Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok and Suhyup Cooperative Heads Discuss Current Issues and Development Directions

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, held a meeting with heads of fisheries cooperatives in the Jeonnam region to discuss current issues and development directions in the marine and fisheries sector.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 6th, the meeting was attended by 36 people, including Kim Seok-hwan, Chairman of the Jeonnam Fisheries Cooperative Heads Council, 20 cooperative heads, and Lee Jun-seo, Head of the Jeonnam Headquarters of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives.

Governor Kim said, “I deeply appreciate the fishermen and cooperative heads who actively participated whenever the local community faced difficulties, such as donating funds to overcome COVID-19, the good rent reduction campaign, support for supplies and volunteer activities to overcome damage from heavy rains and typhoons.”

The cooperative heads expressed gratitude to the related officials, saying, “Although shipment volume and prices sharply declined due to reduced consumption caused by COVID-19, shipment volume and prices are recovering as a result of various promotional activities such as drive-thru sales and entry into large stores.”

They also conveyed opinions that “to overcome the difficulties of fishermen, support for the distribution of safety equipment for fishing vessels, an increase in local government subsidies for aquaculture fisheries disaster insurance, and support for fuel costs for fishing vessels are necessary,” and that “the acceptance of fishermen should be prioritized in offshore wind power projects.”

In response, Governor Kim stated, “Starting next year, we will distribute safety equipment to fishing vessel operators and raise the local government subsidy limit for aquaculture fisheries disaster insurance premiums from 3 million won to 5 million won,” and “we will implement policies from the perspective of fishermen, such as automatically applying interest differential support for fisheries policy funds when loans are executed.”

He emphasized, “We will form a consensus among residents to prevent damage to fishermen caused by the reduction of fishing grounds and promote sharing of benefits,” and “we will create guidelines together with cities and counties to prevent indiscriminate proliferation and ensure systematic management.”

Meanwhile, the Fisheries Cooperative Heads Council also donated 10 million won in scholarships to the province on the day to be used for nurturing fisheries talent in Jeonnam.

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