Mokpo Coast Guard Collaborates with Clean Port and Harbor Communities

Heuksan Police Substation Promotes Joint Public-Private Harbor and Port Cleanup Activities

Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Kwon Oh-seong) Heuksan Police Substation conducted marine cleanup activities together with local residents and the Heuksan-myeon Office to create a healthy marine environment.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard on the 27th, this activity was carried out not only to clean the marine environment but also to communicate with local residents, listen to their difficulties, and seek solutions.

Mokpo Coast Guard Heuksan Police Substation is collecting marine debris together with residents and the township office.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

Heuksan Police Substation, affiliated with Mokpo Coast Guard, is located on Heuksando Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do. The surrounding waters are part of the Dadohaehaesang National Marine Park, and along with nearby islands Hongdo and Yeongsando, it is a popular tourist destination.

Accordingly, following the cleanup activity last month where about 1.2 tons of marine debris were collected along the coastal areas of Yeri Port and Jinri Port in Heuksan-myeon with the local community, on the 25th, a total of 23 people including the myeon office, local residents, and a private marine rescue team gathered to collect about 1 ton of marine debris around Heuksan Port.

The Coast Guard is not only conducting cleanup activities but also continuously providing life-oriented services that help residents' daily lives, such as weather information provision and fishing vessel safety support, thereby establishing a strong cooperative system between the public and private sectors.

A representative of Heuksan Police Substation who attended the cleanup activity said, “It was a meaningful time to contribute to making Heuksan Port clean together with the local community,” and added, “We will always be by the people’s side and listen to their voices as the Coast Guard.”

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