Jeon Nam-do Councilor Shin Eui-jun Demands Measures for Wando-Jeju Maritime Dispute

Voices have emerged calling for Jeollanam-do to devise countermeasures regarding the maritime boundary dispute between Wando-gun and Jeju Island.

Shin Euijun, Chairperson of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Affairs Committee of the Jeollanam-do Council (Democratic Party of Korea, Wando 2), strongly urged on the 20th during a 5-minute speech at the 373rd extraordinary session of the Jeollanam-do Council that “Jeollanam-do should step forward and actively prepare countermeasures concerning the shared water surface lease and usage permits and the maritime boundary dispute between Wando-gun and Jeju Island.”

Jeon Nam-do Councilor Shin Eui-jun demanded that Jeon Nam-do prepare countermeasures regarding the maritime boundary dispute between Wando-gun and Jeju-do. Photo by Jeon Nam-do Council

Chairperson Shin stated, “The jurisdictional dispute over ‘Sasudo’ between Wando-gun and Jeju Island, which has continued since 1979, was confirmed by the Constitutional Court in 2008 to fall under Jeju Island’s jurisdiction; however, this was a decision regarding island jurisdiction, and Wando-gun continues fishing activities in the shared water surface.”

He added, “Recently, Jeju Island claimed that Wando-gun’s ‘lease and usage permits for shared water surface in its jurisdictional waters’ infringe upon Jeju Island’s jurisdictional waters as defined in the national basic map, and on June 5 filed a constitutional dispute adjudication with the Constitutional Court.”

Furthermore, he said, “Jeju Island has even formed a response team and is actively responding, but Jeollanam-do has no concrete countermeasures despite this being a critical issue concerning the livelihoods of Jeollanam-do fishermen, which is very regrettable.”

He then emphasized, “The waters of Wando-gun are, after all, the waters of Jeollanam-do, and to protect these waters, Jeollanam-do must take the lead by forming a dedicated maritime response team and actively respond overall, including monitoring related to shared water surfaces, enacting relevant laws, and filing constitutional dispute adjudications.”

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