Gangjin-gun Maryang Port Selected for Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' Fishing Village Vitalization Project... Secures 30 Billion KRW

Expecting a Major Shift to a Marine Leisure Tourism Hub on the South Coast

County Governor Kang Jin-won’s On-site Explanation Followed by an Effective Meeting with Vice Minister Song Myung-dal

Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do, is expected to undergo a major transformation into a marine leisure tourism hub on the southern coast, as a large-scale budget investment for Maryang Port has been confirmed, drawing cheers from local residents.

According to the county on the 21st, Maryang Port was finally selected for the 2024 Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project, a public contest by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, securing a total project cost of 30 billion KRW, including national and provincial funds.

The "Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project" is a nationwide initiative investing 30 trillion KRW in national finances over five years across 300 fishing villages to improve and develop overall infrastructure in fishing village areas facing the crisis of population extinction.

Since last year, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has been selecting 60 locations annually until 2027 to sequentially promote projects in three types: creation of fishing village economic platforms (Type 1), creation of fishing village living platforms (Type 2), and improvement of fishing village safety infrastructure (Type 3).

Kang Jin-won, the governor of Gangjin County, is giving an on-site explanation at Maryang Port on the 8th to promote the selection of the Fisheries Village New Vitality Project.
[Photo by Gangjin County]

Although there were considerable difficulties in establishing the project plan within a short period of about one month after the re-announcement plan was announced on January 10, the project proposal was solidly prepared through active project discovery such as attracting new private investments and was submitted to the contest on the 29th of last month.

Subsequently, after written and on-site evaluations and comprehensive expert assessments, the project achieved the great success of being finally selected on the 21st.

This was possible because County Governor Kang Jin-won took the lead in drafting the contest plan, personally presented on-site, and especially, at the timely moment before the announcement on the 15th, met with Deputy Minister Song Myung-dal of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to actively appeal the necessity of the project, demonstrating a timely response.

Maryang Port, selected for the creation of a fishing village economic platform (Type 1), will receive an investment of 30 billion KRW by 2027. Using financial support as a catalyst, private investments will be attracted to establish a "fishing village economic hub," including marine industry infrastructure and complex living service facilities.

It is expected to play a key role in building Maryang Port as an advanced base for marine leisure tourism, linked with Gangjin-gun’s flagship projects such as sea fishing competitions and the Maryang Nolto Fish Market.

Moreover, with additional private investment projects such as the construction of 20 high-end sea fishing boats and a fishing vessel repair support center, Maryang Port will be transformed into a high-quality healing marine tourism leisure space. It is anticipated that industries generating new resident income will emerge, completely surpassing the existing primary industry-oriented fishing village economy.

County Governor Kang Jin-won said, “I am confident that by discovering projects together with fishing village residents and improving the economy, tourism, and living environment to induce new population inflow, we can greatly contribute to revitalizing fishing villages.” He added, “I thank the local residents who supported the selection for the Fishing Village New Vitality Promotion Project and ask for continued interest and cooperation for the successful implementation of the project.”

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