Yeosu City Selected for the Nation's First Dried Seafood Clean Auction Market Project Competition

By 2023, a total of 6 billion KRW including 2.4 billion KRW in national funds invested, expecting revitalization of the local fisheries economy

Yeosu City Hall panorama. (Photo by Yeosu City)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced on the 1st that it has been selected for the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' '2021 Clean Auction Market Establishment Project' contest.

With this selection, Yeosu City will establish the nation's first dried seafood clean auction market that introduces a clean hygiene system from the auction stage.

According to the city, Yeosu Fisheries Cooperative, as an indirect subsidy operator, plans to complete construction by 2023 with a total budget of 6 billion KRW, including 2.4 billion KRW in national funds, 1.8 billion KRW in city funds, and 1.8 billion KRW in self-contributions.

Next to the Gukdong Port Fisheries Cooperative auction market, the facility will have a total floor area of 3,979.5㎡ and three above-ground floors, equipped with a unloading area, sorting room, auction hall, packaging room, and shipping area.

To protect dried seafood, which is vulnerable to humidity, the facility is designed as a closed system to maintain appropriate temperature and humidity, establishing a safe dried seafood clean auction system free from hazards.

Additionally, by introducing a clean hygiene system, all stages from receipt to auction, storage, and delivery will be hygienically handled and managed.

Mayor Kwon Oh-bong of Yeosu said, "Once the facility is completed, the auction and distribution of clean dried seafood will enhance the reputation of high-quality Yeosu dried seafood and is expected to contribute to increased sales." He added, "We will make every effort to be selected for future contest projects to introduce the clean auction market system for live and fresh fish auctions as well."

Meanwhile, the Yeosu Fisheries Cooperative auction market has a total floor area of 7,830㎡ and handles 43,000 tons of seafood annually. Due to a lack of sorting and auction space during peak fishing seasons for species such as hairtail, expansion of the auction market has become urgent.

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