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Korea’s first marine garden is being created at Garorim Bay in Taean, Chungnam
Foster biotech and tourism to increase markets threefold by 2030.
2020.01.03(금) 14:14:06 | CNnews (
chungnamdo@korea.kr)
Garorim Bay in Taean and Seosan will be home for Korea's first marine ecological garden with the central government pursuing to foster new maritime and fishing industries by supporting the marine ecosystem tourism among others. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced a new marine industry innovation strategy at the Chungnam Provincial Office on the afternoon of October 10th. The five core new maritime and fishing industries that the Ministry place top priority on include: (1) biotech, (2) marine tourism including healing & ecology tourism, (3) eco-friendly ship-related business such as LNG, hydrogen and electricity, (4) cutting-edge marine equipment, and (5) energy.
After dividing the country’s long shorelines into seven major regions, the Ministry promotes customized development for each region: Wando, Jeonnam will be home for a marine healing center. The Ministry is planning to build two more marine healing centers in 2020. It creates the country’s first marine ecological garden in the Garorim Bay region. It also supports the development of the advanced marine equipment industry by dispatching recently developed underwater construction robots to the site. The Ministry make joint investments with the public electric utility to develop a power generation system customized for a large-scale power generation complex.
The Ministry supports the incorporation of the 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies to the country’s maritime and fishing industries for their development to the next level. The technologies include autonomous commercial ships, smart ports, and intelligent maritime traffic information services. It provides support for the incorporation of ICT and BT into the country’s fish farming, distribution and processing industries. By the end of the year, the Ministry will have built one more fish farming cluster in addition to those in Gijang, Busan and Goseong, Gyeongnam.
The Ministry also creates an innovative ecosystem in maritime and fishing industries through startup support and much more. The Ministry will boost the proportion of the government’s R&D investments in maritime and fishing industries from the current rate of a mere 3.1% to the level of other developed countries (6.2% in the USA and 7.4% in Japan). It plans to hold a startup contest in maritime and fishing industries annually to help discover more promising startups. The Ministry is set to create policy funds including a fund of funds (FOF) for maritime and fishing industries.
After dividing the country’s long shorelines into seven major regions, the Ministry promotes customized development for each region: Wando, Jeonnam will be home for a marine healing center. The Ministry is planning to build two more marine healing centers in 2020. It creates the country’s first marine ecological garden in the Garorim Bay region. It also supports the development of the advanced marine equipment industry by dispatching recently developed underwater construction robots to the site. The Ministry make joint investments with the public electric utility to develop a power generation system customized for a large-scale power generation complex.
The Ministry supports the incorporation of the 4th Industrial Revolution Technologies to the country’s maritime and fishing industries for their development to the next level. The technologies include autonomous commercial ships, smart ports, and intelligent maritime traffic information services. It provides support for the incorporation of ICT and BT into the country’s fish farming, distribution and processing industries. By the end of the year, the Ministry will have built one more fish farming cluster in addition to those in Gijang, Busan and Goseong, Gyeongnam.
The Ministry also creates an innovative ecosystem in maritime and fishing industries through startup support and much more. The Ministry will boost the proportion of the government’s R&D investments in maritime and fishing industries from the current rate of a mere 3.1% to the level of other developed countries (6.2% in the USA and 7.4% in Japan). It plans to hold a startup contest in maritime and fishing industries annually to help discover more promising startups. The Ministry is set to create policy funds including a fund of funds (FOF) for maritime and fishing industries.
