The establishment of the Fisheries Products Distribution Association is taking on a concrete shape. Although the legal basis was established over ten years ago, the establishment discussion of the association had remained stagnant due to the absence of an executing body and insufficient conditions. However, this year, the discussion has entered into a substantive phase of organization formation and has officially begun the administrative process. Until now, the fisheries products distribution industry has been citing the necessity of establishing the association based on the "Act on the Management and Support of Fisheries Products Distribution" enacted in 2015. To this end, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries shared the draft of the articles of incorporation and organizational structure with related organizations and collected opinions through three meetings in the first half of this year. As a result, on October 2, the core foundation of the association's establishment can be said to be