Concerns about the disappearance of fishing villages, which began to emerge in the 2010s, are intensifying with each passing day. While the government continues various policy attempts to respond to these concerns, the decline in fishing population persists, and recently, the number of people moving to fishing villages has also decreased. Based on the recently published report by Lee Sang-gyu, Director of the Fishing Village Social Research Center at the Korea Maritime Institute, titled "Socioeconomic Impact Analysis and Response Strategies for Fishing Village Extinction," this article examines the impact of fishing village disappearance on local economies and potential policy alternatives. # Fishing Village Population Structure 'Worsening'The population structure of fishing villages is on a path of continuous deterioration.