The purpose of this Act is to promote sustainable development of the fisheries and fishing villages and contribute to improving the life quality of the people and economic development by prescribing directions for fisheries and fishing villages and fundamental matters necessary for direction-setting for the State’s policy. The Act establishes the fundamental principles, policy directions, and institutional framework for the sustainable development of fisheries and fishing villages. It recognizes the economic, environmental, social, and cultural functions of fisheries and promots the sustainable use of fishery resources and fishing grounds. It assigns responsibilities to the State, local governments, fishery personnel, producers’ associations, and consumers, and requires the formulation of national and local development plans for fisheries and fishing villages. More specifically, the Act provides for master plans, policy review committees, annual reporting, and measures concerning fishery product safety, quality control, disease prevention, quarantine, and stable supply of fishery products. It establishes policies to support fishery households, young and female fishery personnel, fishery enterprises, fisheries-related organizations, research and technological development, environment-friendly fisheries, fishery product distribution, intellectual property protection, statistical surveys, and fisheries databases. The Act also promotes fisheries modernization, climate change assessment, preservation of fishery resources and fishing grounds, conservation of fishing village environments and cultural heritage, and improvement of living conditions in fishing villages. The Act further addresses trade, international cooperation, fisheries-related exchanges with North Korea, export promotion, and overseas fisheries development. It establishes a Fisheries Development Fund to support fisheries management, aquaculture, fishery product distribution, price stabilization, environmental improvement, fisheries welfare, and adaptation to changing trade conditions.
جمهوريّة كوريا · 2015-06-22