Revival of Kim's aquaculture business in Gochang, a landlord with 400 years of tradition

The 400-year-old tradition of seaweed farming in Gochang, Jeonbuk, is set to resume after more than a year. The fishing industry, which had been suspended due to the compensation nullification of the Hanbit Nuclear Power Plant's thermal discharge, is restarting with the issuance of a "limited license for seaweed farming." This is expected to restore the livelihoods of local fishermen. Gochang County recently completed the issuance of limited licenses for seaweed farming to 43 fishing households in Manwol Fishermen's Association, involving over 150 people, and announced on the 10th that traditional seaweed farming will resume. Notably, the area of the fishing grounds in the Mandol region has expanded from 154 hectares to 200 hectares, an increase of 46 hectares. Seaweed farming in Gochang, a traditional fishing industry that began in 1623, was fully established in the Mandol area in the late 1970s. Despite producing 600 tons of seaweed annually and generating sales from a seaweed ...