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A New Era for Korea's Deep-Sea Fishing Through Cooperation and Shared Growth
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- Government, deep-sea fishing industry, and civil society to gather to chart the future of Korea's deep-sea fishing industry from Tuesday, November 18 to Wednesday, November 19
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The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF; Minister Chun Jae-soo) announced that it would be holding a two-day training conference themed “K-Deep-Sea Fisheries: Leaping Forward as a Global Leader" at the KW Convention in Daejeon from Tuesday, November 18, to Wednesday, November 19 to promote the sustainable development of the deep-sea fishing industry and enhance its international competitiveness.
This training conference is an important opportunity for the government and industry to go beyond the surveillance-surveilled relationship of the past toward one of cooperation and shared growth. It is particularly even more meaningful as it is the second official training conference to discuss the vision for the industry's revitalization nine years after Korea was designated as a preliminary illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing country and then removed from the list, with the government and industry jointly discussing measures to prevent IUU fishing in March 2016.
The training conference will feature presentations on the achievements and future development directions of the K-offshore industry as well as a forum for ocean shipping companies, transport companies, and civil society (NGOs) to develop a revitalization plan together.
Korea is regarded by the international community as a "trusted leader in norm implementation" in 2025 in recognition of the continuous efforts by the government and industry to improve systems, ensure transparent operational management, and strengthen international cooperation following the past crisis. Building on these achievements, the government plans to create a "K-Offshore industry" led by Korea in collaboration with the industry and civil society, and to develop it into a Korean-style system and model in a reality where international fisheries standards—such as the enforcement of the upcoming Cape Town Agreement*—are gradually strengthening.
* An international agreement that stipulates safety requirements for deep-sea fishing vessels adopted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2012, with Korea aiming to ratify it within the year
"Our future deep-sea fishing industry policy must go beyond merely monitoring compliance with international norms to a stage of active collaboration where the industry, government, and civil society jointly design the future. Building on the discussions from this training conference, we will strengthen policy support and cooperation to ensure that the K-Deep-Sea Fishing industry enhances its international competitiveness and leads the future market,” said Choi Hyun-ho, Director-General of Fisheries Policy at MOF.
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