[Fisheries and Livestock Products Newspaper=Reporter Kim Dong-ho] The aging and continuous decline of the fishing community members have been reported. According to the "2025 Fishing Community Status Survey" recently published by the Fisheries Cooperatives Central Association's Fisheries Economics Research Institute, approximately half of the fishing community members are aged 70 or older, and 77% are aged 60 or older. Based on the fishing community status survey, we examine the current situation and future tasks of the fishing community. # Eight out of ten fishing community members are over 60 As of the end of last year, approximately eight out of ten fishing community members are aged 60 or older, according to the status survey. As of the end of last year, the number of fishing community members was 71,506 males and 35,810 females.