Hadong-Gwangyang Seomjin River clam catcher’s hand-wrapped fishery registered as a World Important Agricultural Heritage for the first time in the domestic fishery sector in South Korea

Hadong-Gwangyang and Seomjin River clam fishing were registered as the first Korean fishery to be listed on the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage (GIAHS) designated and operated by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the World (FAO). The World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) decided to register the site as a World Important Agricultural Heritage Site at the 'Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) meeting' held from the 4th to the 7th. GIAHS is an organization that designates and manages agricultural and fishery culture, biodiversity, and landscapes that are important globally. Hadong · Gwangyang Seomjin River clam catching hand-deul fishery was registered for the first time in the domestic fishery sector, and it was designated as the second worldwide after sweetfish fishing in Japan's Nagara River. In 2018, the 'Hadong-Gwangyang Seomjingang clam fishing hand-held fishery', which was designated as National Important Fishery Heritage No. 7 by the Ministry of Oceans and ...