Changwon Special City Selects 3 Locations for 'Fisheries Village New Vitality Promotion Project' Competition

Secured 15.7 Billion KRW in National Funds for Yulti Port, Okgye Port, Yongho Port, and Others

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Changwon Special City in Gyeongnam secured 15.7 billion KRW in national funding as Yulti Port, Okgye Port, and Yongho Port were finally selected in the 2023 Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project contest hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

The Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project is a program that supports economic and living platforms?including economy, education, culture, medical care, and jobs?as well as overall safety infrastructure to improve residential conditions in fishing villages where limited jobs and access to living services are difficult. Since last year, the city has devoted great effort to recruiting fishing village anchor organizations and preparing project plans to be selected for the contest.

Changwon Special City Hall, Gyeongnam.
Photo by Lee Seryeong

Yulti Port and Okgye Port were selected for the Living Platform Creation Project. In fishing villages with limited jobs and poor access to living services, fishing village anchor organizations composed of residents and experts collaborate to directly identify local issues on site.

They also aim to raise the actual living and economic levels of the fishing villages by devising solutions in connection with various local communities, targeting not only a reduction in population outflow but also an influx of new residents.

Yongho Port, selected for the Safety Infrastructure Improvement Project, plans to focus all efforts on improving fishing village and port facilities tailored to local characteristics, such as renovating narrow port access roads, securing basic infrastructure for fishing activities, maintaining village roads, installing fishing boat docking facilities, and constructing floating fishing gear repair yards.

Hong Nam-pyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, said, “We ask for the continuous interest and active cooperation of local residents for the success of the newly selected Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project. We will do our best to transform fishing village areas into innovative economic and living spaces by making the most of the unique resources we possess.”

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