Newly-appointed President of the Distant Water Fishing Industry Association, Moon Hae-nam, "The distant water fishing industry, which controls the supply and demand of seafood... we will make its importance known"

Pollock and saury depend on deep-sea fishing at 100%, while squid accounts for 59%. 'Undervaluation' even in the core of food security Policy hamstrings in the 'corporate support' framework Overseas provides full support for infrastructure and fuel costs "Our competitors are not neighboring sea fisheries, but China and Taiwan. The first thing we need to do is to inform people of how important deep-sea fishing is for the supply and demand of seafood in the country." Moon Hae-nam, the new chairman of the Korea Deep-Sea Fishing Industry Association, expressed these views on April 7 at a breakfast meeting for a fisheries industry magazine. He said, "Although it has been about a month since I started my duties, the sense of responsibility is immense." He has held various key positions, including the Distribution and Processing Division Chief of the Fisheries Policy Bureau at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, the Marine Development Division Chief of the Marine Policy Bureau, ...