"Apply for Fisheries Public Interest Direct Payment"... Ulsan City to Provide 1.2 Million Won Annually to Small-Scale Fishers and Crew Members

Reception at District, County, Eup, Myeon, and Dong Offices Until May 31

"Fishermen, apply for the Public Interest Direct Payment!"

Ulsan City will provide an annual fisheries public interest direct payment of 1.2 million KRW to small-scale fishing households and crew members, with applications accepted until the end of December.

The fisheries public interest direct payment system is promoted to prevent the disappearance of fishing villages and enhance the public interest functions of fisheries and fishing communities, following the amendment and enforcement of the Act on the Operation of Direct Payment Systems for the Promotion of Fisheries and Fishing Village Public Interest Functions, effective from the 1st of this month.

The application period is from April 10 to May 31, and applications can be submitted at the eup, myeon, and dong offices in Nam-gu, Dong-gu, Buk-gu, and Ulju-gun, which are designated fishing village areas.

The small-scale fishing household direct payment system supports small-scale fishing households below a certain size to reduce income disparities and stabilize income for fishermen. Applicants must have completed registration as a fishery management entity with the Ulsan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries.

Additionally, applicants must own a fishing vessel under 5 tons with a coastal or designated fishing permit, or be engaged in shellfish farming registration, inland water fishery permits and registrations, aquaculture licenses, or fisheries seed production permits, and must be actively engaged in fishing with annual seafood sales under 100 million KRW.

For the crew member direct payment system, payments are made to Korean crew members who play a public interest role. Eligible recipients are crew members who have maintained an employment relationship with owners of coastal fishing vessels for six months or more within a year.

However, fishermen who have received agricultural or forestry public interest direct payments among household members, households with total fishing income exceeding 150 million KRW, or individuals with non-fishing comprehensive income over 20 million KRW or households with over 45 million KRW are excluded from eligibility.

For more detailed application procedures and requirements, please contact the district or county office where your residence is located.

Ulsan City Hall exterior view. (Photo by Ulsan City Hall)

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