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Busan Metropolitan City to Conduct the 2025 Busan Marine Industry Survey

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Chun Jae-soo) announced that it will conduct the 2025 Busan Marine Industry Survey from October 14 to 25, targeting businesses engaged in marine industry activities in Busan.

The Busan Marine Industry Survey is one of Busan's leading region-specific statistical surveys. First conducted in 2011 following national approval from the National Data Agency, the survey is now in its 16th year.

The survey aims to assess the current state of Busan's marine industry, a strategic industry for the city, and promote its growth and development. Through these efforts, Busan seeks to strengthen its standing, revitalize the regional economy, and enhance national competitiveness.

Notably, this year's survey will adopt the Special Classification of Marine and Fisheries Industries for the first time. The revised classification was officially announced through the National Data Agency's Statistical Classification Portal in February 2026.

Previously, Busan Metropolitan City conducted the survey using its own marine industry classification system, developed to reflect the characteristics of the region's marine industry. Beginning this year, the city has revised its survey framework to apply the nationally standardized Special Classification of Marine and Fisheries Industries.

Of the approximately 33,000 businesses covered by the survey, approximately 3,600 will be surveyed directly by survey personnel, while the remaining businesses will be assessed using administrative data.

Survey personnel will visit businesses selected for field surveys to conduct face-to-face interviews. Remote survey methods, including telephone, email, and fax, will also be available.

The survey covers a total of 14 items, including type of business, number of marine industry workers, and share of sales.

Personal confidential information collected for statistical purposes will be strictly protected under Article 33 (Protection of Confidentiality) of the Statistics Act and may not be used for purposes other than the compilation of statistics.

The survey results are scheduled to be available in July 2027 on the city's website (data.busan.go.kr) under Big Data Wave > Statistics > Statistical Data Archive > Busan Marine Industry Survey.

Yoon Jeong-no, Director of the Planning Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, said, "Based on the findings of this survey, we will develop policies to enhance the competitiveness of Busan's marine industry and support its continued growth and development, further strengthening Busan's standing as a global maritime city."

Yoon added, "We ask businesses selected for the survey to cooperate actively so that accurate and reliable statistics can be produced."