Fishing industry of South Korea
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Until the 1960s, agriculture and fishing were the dominant industries of the economy of South Korea
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Organizations involved in the development of the fishing industry
in South Korea include:
Economy of South Korea
South Korea has a market economy which ranks 15th in the world by nominal GDP and 12th by purchasing power parity , identifying it as one of the G-20 major economies. It is a high-income developed country, with a developed market, and is a member of OECD...
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Organizations involved in the development of the fishing industry
Fishing industry
The fishing industry includes any industry or activity concerned with taking, culturing, processing, preserving, storing, transporting, marketing or selling fish or fish products....
in South Korea include:
| English name | Founded | Hangul | Hanja | Revised romanization | Notes |
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| Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology The Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology, or KIMFT, is a maritime education and research institute operated by the government of South Korea. It is based in Yeongdang-dong, Nam-gu, Busan, with an auxiliary campus on Yeongdo island near Busan Port... (KIMFT) |
1998 | 한국해양수산연수원 | 韓國海洋水産硏修院 | Han-guk Haeyang Susan Yeonsuwon | Merger of the Korea Fishing Training Center (1965) with the Korea Maritime Training and Research Institute (1983) |
| Korea Maritime Institute Korea Maritime Institute The Korea Maritime Institute is a think tank and research center developing South Korean policies on marine affairs and fisheries, operated by the South Korean government through of the Office of Government Policy Coordination... |
1997 | Think tank and research center developing policies on marine affairs and fisheries | |||
| Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, or MOMAF, was a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. It oversees a variety of government offices, including the marine police... (MOMAF) |
1996 | 해양수산부 | 海洋水産部 | Haeyang Susan-bu | |
| National Fisheries Cooperative Federation or Suhyup | Su-hyeop | Cooperative federation Cooperative federation A co-operative federation or secondary co-operative is a co-operative in which all members are, in turn, co-operatives.Historically, co-operative federations have predominantly come in the form of co-operative wholesale societies and co-operative unions... and bank similar to Nonghyup Nonghyup The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation is a federation of agricultural cooperatives in South Korea.It delivers supply, processing, marketing, and banking services through more than 4000 branches... for agriculture |
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| National Fisheries Research & Development Institute National Fisheries Research & Development Institute The National Fisheries Research and Development Institute or NFRDI, is a scientific body operated by the South Korean government, under the authority of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. It was first established in 1921... (NFRDI) |
1921 | 국립수산과학원 | 國立水産科學院 | Gungnip Susan Gwahagwon |