‘Fishermen's Day’ Commemorative Event Held in Wando-gun, the No.1 Seafood Hub

Scheduled to be held at Cheonghaejin Sports Center on April 14

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has finalized Wando County as the host location for the 13th Fisheries Day commemorative event.

According to Wando County on the 8th, the selection of the host site for the Fisheries Day event is made by soliciting candidate locations the year before the event, followed by on-site inspections and deliberations by the selection committee.

This year’s event is scheduled to be held on April 14 at the Cheonghaejin Sports Center in Wando.

The exterior view of Wando Cheonghaejin Sports Center, where the 13th Fisheries Day commemorative event will be held
[Photo by Wando-gun]

Approximately 1,500 fisheries professionals from across the country are expected to attend. The event will feature a commemorative ceremony including awards for meritorious service, a fisheries policy forum, seafood promotion and a sales exhibition called the ‘Korea Fisheries Expo,’ as well as various activities such as juvenile fish release, marine litter collection, and village fishery cultivation.

On the 9th, officials from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Korea Fisheries Industry Federation, Jeollanam-do Province, and Wando County will hold a working meeting to discuss the roles of each organization and other event-related matters.

Wando County is renowned as a leading fisheries region in South Korea, producing the largest quantities of seafood such as abalone and seaweed domestically and exporting worldwide. It is also pioneering future marine industries including marine healing and marine bio industries utilizing ocean resources.

Last year, Wando was selected as the final site for the construction of the National Maritime and Fisheries Museum, a project with a national budget of 144.2 billion KRW, accelerating the project’s progress.

County Governor Shin Woo-cheol stated, “We are honored to host an event that can widely promote the value and importance of fisheries and fishing villages in our county. We will do our utmost to prepare for a successful event that will also contribute to revitalizing the fisheries industry and the local economy.”

Meanwhile, ‘Fisheries Day (April 1 annually)’ began in 1969 as ‘Fishermen’s Day’ and was renamed following the enactment of the ‘Framework Act on Fisheries and Fishing Village Development’ in 2015.

The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries holds the commemorative event annually to raise public awareness of the importance of fisheries and fishing villages and to boost the pride of fisheries workers.

Wando = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Kyung-pil just8440@asiae.co.kr

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