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Busan Metropolitan City Holds Third Round of Relay Meetings on Fisheries and Fishing Village Development: Strengthening Communication with Fishers and Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Fisheries

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the “Third Relay Meeting for Gathering Opinions on Fisheries and Fishing Village Development” today (3rd) at 2:00 p.m. in the conference room of the Fisheries Resources Research Institute in Gangseo-gu.

Approximately 40 participants are expected to attend, including Mayor Park Heong-joon, heads of fishing village cooperatives of the Busan New Port Fisheries Cooperative, and fishers.

This meeting has been arranged to listen to the voices from the field of fishers who continue their work despite difficult conditions such as declining fisheries resources and rising costs due to high fuel prices, and to seek practical solutions.

Key agenda items include a wide-ranging discussion of field-oriented tasks such as responses to high fuel prices, measures to increase fisheries resources, and resolving difficulties faced by aquaculture fishers.

Based on the discussion results, the city plans to review and promote initiatives such as pilot projects, proposals to expand aquaculture farm areas, amendments to the Fisheries Act, designation of a National Marine Ecological Park, and development of region-specific seed varieties to respond to high water temperatures.

Following the first (January 2026) and second (March 2026) on-site meetings, this third meeting will conclude the process of gathering field opinions.

The collected opinions will be reflected in the “Third Busan Fisheries and Fishing Village Development Plan” and used to establish a sustainable foundation for the fisheries industry.

In addition, the city will promote the recovery of fisheries resources and revitalization of fishing village functions through initiatives such as the creation of sea forests and management of artificial reefs and fishing grounds, the Fishing Village New Vitality Enhancement Project, development of urban complex multifunctional fishing ports, restructuring of offshore and coastal fisheries, purchase and release of fishery seeds, and fuel cost support programs.

Furthermore, the city plans to implement support policies that fishers can directly experience, including the provision of public interest allowances and direct payments, fisheries policy insurance, and support for eco-friendly energy-saving equipment.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “Although the fisheries industry is facing a crisis due to climate change, depletion of fisheries resources, and rising fuel prices, if we find solutions on-site, we can certainly create new opportunities,” adding, “This meeting will serve as a turning point for a new leap forward in Busan Metropolitan City’s fisheries industry.”