Jeong Myeong-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong, "Forming a TF to Expand Seafood Consumption"

Visiting Gungpyeong Port Ahead of Fukushima Contaminated Water Discharge

On the 23rd, Jeong Myeong-geun, the mayor of Hwaseong City, visited the Gungpyeong Port auction market and seafood center to respond to the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima.

Jung Myung-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong (left), is inspecting the safety status of seafood at Gungpyeong Port on the 23rd ahead of the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima.
[Photo by Hwaseong City]

The city explained that this site visit was conducted to address issues such as seafood contamination following Japan's announcement on the morning of the 22nd at a cabinet meeting, predicting the start date of Fukushima contaminated water discharge as the 24th.

Mayor Jeong, along with Jeong Seung-man, head of the Gyeonggi Southern Fisheries Cooperative, Kim Jin-sam, head of the Gungpyeong-ri fishing village association, Choi Byung-chae, chairman of the Gungpyeong Port seafood direct sales market, and related officials, inspected the fishermen's status and seafood sales situation on site.

During the visit, Mayor Jeong instructed related officials to establish an emergency task force (TF) team for the Fukushima contaminated water discharge and to consider publicly disclosing the results of radioactive sample collection on electronic display boards.

Mayor Jeong stated, "The most important thing regarding Fukushima contaminated water is the livelihood of 2,087 fishermen and the safety of citizens," adding, "We will strengthen radiation measurement of seawater and seafood and discuss practical measures to increase seafood consumption through the TF by combining public and private efforts."

Currently, Hwaseong City has 1,949 fishing households and 2,087 people engaged in fishing across 11 fishing ports including Gungpyeong Port, Jeongok Port, and Jebu Port. As of last year, it produces 14,851 tons of seafood (based on the auction volume of the Gyeonggi Southern Fisheries Cooperative), the largest scale in Gyeonggi Province.

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