Gwangyang City, Gwangyeong-dong Dochon Port Selected for Next Year's 'Fisheries New Deal 300 Contest Project'

100 Billion Won Investment in 'Gwangyeongdong Dochon Port' by 2023

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Dochon Port in Gwangyeong-dong, Gwangyang City is expected to be reborn as a coastal attraction for local residents and tourists.

The city announced on the 14th that Dochon Port in Gwangyeong-dong has been selected as a target site for next year's 'Fisheries New Deal 300 Contest Project' promoted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

The 'Fisheries New Deal 300 Project' aims to realize the growth potential of fishing villages and create innovative fishing villages that are easy to access, desirable to visit, and full of vitality. It is a community-based living SOC project that revitalizes the local economy through modernization of fishing villages and ports and specialized development reflecting regional characteristics.

The selected Dochon Port Fisheries New Deal 300 Project envisions the 'Gwangyeong of 300-year-old Dochon fishermen' and plans to invest 10 billion won from next year until 2023.

The city expects that once the project is implemented, the modernization of outdated infrastructure will revitalize the stagnant fishing industry and greatly improve the quality of life for fishermen.

It is also anticipated to invigorate the tourism industry by creating a marine leisure space linked with the ongoing development projects of Wau Port and the Yi Sun-sin Bridge Beach Tourism Theme Street.

Jang Min-seok, Director of the Steel Port Department, stated, "Despite the poor fishing village environment, since two sites have been selected and the Fisheries New Deal 300 projects are being promoted, we plan to transform the fishing village space into a place visited by both fishermen and tourists to promote regional economic revitalization and job creation."

Meanwhile, the Wau Port Fisheries New Deal project, selected last year with a project budget of 10 billion won and currently underway around Samhwa Island, is now conducting dredging and pile construction, and is accelerating construction to complete by December next year.

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