Joint research to diagnose the health and sustainability of Jeju village fish farms has been launched. The National Institute of Fisheries Science announced that a related joint research seminar was held by the Jeju Fisheries Cooperative Association ten days ago. The seminar saw participation from the Institute's Subtropical Fisheries Research Institute, the Jeju Marine Fisheries Research Institute, and the Jeju branch of the Korea Fisheries Resources Agency, who shared the current status of their respective research on the eco-environment of Jeju's coastal areas, including ecological evaluation of Jeju village fish farms and research to improve productivity, and management plans for fishery resources in response to climate change. Amid ongoing declines in the productivity of Jeju's village fisheries due to recent changes in the coastal marine environment caused by climate change, the agencies are set to focus on the biological aspects of the coastal waters in the future.