Pohang City Holds Fisheries Policy Meeting with Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries... Listening to Fishermen's Opinions

Vice Minister Song Sang-geun of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Hosts Policy Meeting

Voices of Fishermen, Providing Safe Seafood to Citizens

On the 19th, Pohang City held a meeting on the fisheries policy direction for the Gyeongbuk region, chaired by the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, at the 2nd-floor conference room of the Guryongpo Fisheries Cooperative in Pohang.

The explanation of the fisheries policy direction and the policy meeting for the Gyeongbuk region were held on the 19th at the Guryongpo Fisheries Cooperative in Pohang. (Fourth from the right in the front row, Song Sang-geun, Vice Minister of Oceans and Fisheries)

The meeting, presided over by Vice Minister Song Sang-geun of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, was attended by 35 participants including Kim Nam-il, Deputy Mayor, the head of Pohang Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, the chief of Pohang Coast Guard, the president of the Korea Fisheries Association Central Federation, the president of the Gyeongbuk Federation of the Korea Fisheries Association, the chairman of the Guryongpo Fisheries Cooperative, and 25 producer organizations from the Gyeongbuk region.

At the meeting, in response to heightened concerns about seafood safety following the Japanese government's decision to discharge contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the current status of seafood safety management measures was explained along with the fisheries policy direction regarding the seafood safety management system and plans to strengthen safety management, followed by discussions on these topics.

The producer organizations called for thorough countermeasures related to the discharge of contaminated water from the nuclear power plant and requested strict management to prevent seafood contaminated with radiation from circulating in the market. They also urged the government and local governments to show active interest and support, as fishermen are facing difficult circumstances.

Deputy Mayor Kim Nam-il stated, “We empathize with the concerns and difficulties of fishermen, and we will do our best to overcome this challenging period through joint efforts by the government, local governments, and fishermen, ensuring that our citizens can consume safe seafood.”

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