Goheung-gun Selected for Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project Competition

Secured Total Project Cost of 10 Billion Won

Improving Residential Conditions by 2027, etc.

Gohung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Young-min) announced that Dohwa-myeon Jijuk and Jukdo Port districts have been newly selected as target sites in the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' 2024 Fishing Village Vitalization Promotion Project, securing a total project budget of 10 billion KRW.

The "Fishing Village Vitalization Promotion Project" aims to prevent the decline of fishing village populations by improving the economic and living environments of fishing villages, encouraging visiting-related populations to settle as resident populations, and revitalizing the fishing village economy to enhance the vitality of fishing villages.

[Photo by Goheung-gun]

Following the selection for this project, the county plans to invest 10 billion KRW over four years from 2024 to 2027 in job creation to boost the vitality of the fishing village living area centered on Jijuk and Jukdo Port, discovering specialized projects for regional revitalization, creating and improving fishing village vitality spaces, expanding port infrastructure, and strengthening resident capabilities.

Governor Gong Young-min stated, "Restoring port functions and improving the fishing village environment will enhance residential conditions, and through the activation of fishing village tourism and the establishment of a fishing village regeneration foundation, positive effects on revitalizing the fishing village economy are expected."

Meanwhile, Gohung-gun secured 7 billion KRW for one site in 2022, 20 billion KRW for two sites in 2023, and 10 billion KRW for one site in 2024, increasing the total number of target sites to four.

Gohung = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shim Jeong-woo hss79@asiae.co.kr

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