"Poor response to the climate crisis in the fisheries sector... 'Fisheries Agency' should be established and disaster insurance should be strengthened"

The total damage from fisheries disasters due to climate change has reached 50.27 billion won since 2011, but the government's response system has been criticized as insufficient. There is a call to establish a new 'Fisheries Agency' to create a response system similar to that of agriculture and forestry, and to increase the subsidy for high-temperature insurance premiums and expand disaster insurance to cover not only aquaculture but also fishing vessels and fisheries. Rep. Moon Dae-rim of the Democratic Party held a discussion on "Improvement plans for responding to fisheries disasters to stabilize fishing household management in the era of climate crisis" at the National Assembly's 2nd Seminar Room on the 25th. According to this, as of the end of 2021, licensed fisheries showed an increasing trend with 5,226 shellfish farms (43,048 ha), 2,129 seaweed farms (94,111 ha), 1,078 fish farms (5,258 ha), 1,208 complex farms (13,519 ha), 311 cooperative farms (8,480 ha), and 11 ...