[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Park Nara] The Chungnam Province (Governor Kim Tae-heum) has officially begun the establishment of a mid- to long-term roadmap for the systematic development of the seaweed industry, which is referred to as the "black semiconductor." The province held an interim report meeting on the "Chungnam Province Seaweed Industry Development Plan Research Services" in the provincial government's conference room on the 17th, and reviewed strategic directions for strengthening the competitiveness of the entire industry. This research service, which began in March and aims for completion by the end of this year, was attended by over 30 people, including provincial and municipal officials, seaweed farming and processing, export, and distribution experts, and research teams from Pukyong National University and the Korea Maritime and Ocean University (KMI), who engaged in in-depth discussions.