Goheung-gun, Deukryangman Clean Fishing Ground Restoration Project Receives Resident Support

50 Billion Won Invested, Expecting Improvement in Fishery Productivity and Increase in Fishermen's Income

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] The ‘Deukryang Bay Clean Fishery Regeneration Project,’ conducted by Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do to improve fishery environments, is progressing smoothly and gaining positive responses from residents.

According to the county, a basic survey was conducted on the overcrowded and aging Deukryang Bay aquaculture farms and surrounding waters. It was revealed that a large amount of polluted sediment was scattered, causing continuous decline in productivity, and fishermen requested urgent environmental improvement work for the aquaculture farms (waste collection and tillage).

Accordingly, Goheung-gun is investing 5 billion KRW to carry out environmental improvement work on 500 hectares of aquaculture farms in Deukryang Bay, collecting and disposing of about 355 tons of pollutants such as abandoned fishing gear, shells, and aquaculture waste materials as part of the clean fishery regeneration project.

At the same time, education is being conducted for local fishermen to strengthen capabilities for environmental improvement work, establish sustainable management systems at the community level, and perform project diagnosis and improvements.

A county official stated, “Through this project, we will systematically manage the aquaculture farms in Deukryang Bay to enhance productivity and increase fishermen’s income. Furthermore, we will continue to steadily promote the clean fishery regeneration project for other fishing grounds in Goheung-gun to ensure continuous management and efficient use.”

Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo sevenshim@asiae.co.kr

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