Park Wan-su, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, "Let's Make Fisheries a Pillar of Future Growth Industry"

Meeting Held with Heads of 18 Local Fisheries Cooperatives in the Province

Park Wan-su, Governor of Gyeongnam Province, met with the heads of the Fisheries Cooperatives at the provincial government office meeting room on the 10th.

The Gyeongnam Province announced that it held a meeting inviting the 18 heads of fisheries cooperatives elected in the 3rd nationwide simultaneous cooperative head elections to congratulate their election and to pledge cooperation for the development of Gyeongnam's fisheries industry.

According to the province, Governor Park received a policy report on seafood safety from the Director of the Marine and Fisheries Bureau and shared the current status of government and provincial policies.

They agreed to join forces with the cooperative heads to improve the trustworthiness of seafood and discussed ways to establish the status of the fisheries industry through the creation of high value-added seafood products.

Gyeongnam Province Governor Park Wan-su is meeting and talking with the heads of 18 fisheries cooperatives in the province.
[Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government]

Governor Park also listened attentively to the difficulties faced on site, such as the decrease in marine resources due to changes in the marine environment mentioned by the cooperative heads and the recent decline in seafood consumption caused by the nuclear power plant contaminated water issue.

He said, “Gyeongnam is the center of South Korea’s fisheries industry,” adding, “To strategically foster seafood, we will focus on expanding the industrial base for seafood processing and creating a clean marine environment to establish a marine and fisheries ecosystem.”

He continued, “I appreciate the valuable opinions of the cooperative heads who represent fisheries on the ground,” and added, “I hope we can work together to increase fishermen’s income and make the fisheries industry a key pillar of future growth industries.”

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