Donglim Lee Researcher (donglimlee@kmi.re.kr)

1. Korea-South Pacific Fisheries Forum(KOSOPFF) March 16th, Noumea, New Caledonia Fisheries of Korea and Korea-South Pacific Fisheries Forum (KOSOPFF) Donglim Lee Researcher (donglimlee@kmi.re.kr)

2. I Brief Introduction on KOREA’s fisheries Korea-South Pacific Fisheries Forum(KOSOPFF) II

3. i Brief Introduction on KOREA’s fisheries

4. Warming up..

5. Korea back then.. (1950~1960) • War • Poverty • Malnutrition

6. and Korea today.. Fun activities Beautiful skyline Everybody connected State-of-the-art technology

7. Korea’s Economy Development “Miracle on the Han River” refers to the period of rapid economic growth in South Korea following the Korean War (1950-1953), helping South Korea transform from a developing country to a developed country

8. History of Korean Fisheries Development

9. Korea’s Fishing Grounds FAO : Northwest Pacific(61) – Korea, China, Japan, Russia, Taiwan Fish Production of 61 Fishing Ground : 27% of World Fish Production of Asia(Fresh include) : 55% of World

10. Position of Korean fisheries in the World Korea accounts for 1.7% of the world fisheries production. The 14thlargest fisheries producer Korea accounts for 2.3% of the world fisheries trade. 17thlargest fisheries product trader 6.3 11.1 11.8 17.5 ※ In 2014, Korea exported$ 1.9 billion and imported $4.5 billion worth of fishery products 27.3 30.3 Total Trade(Billion), 2014

11. Korean’s Consumption of Fishery Products Per person/KG Today Korea ranks top seafood consuming country in the world(years 2013~2015) with 58.4 kg per year Followed by Norway and Japan

12. Main Species of Capture Fishing in Korea

13. Main Species of Aquaculture in Korea

14. Fishery Production of Korea • Capture production has been declining since the mid-80s. • However, aquaculture production continues to increase 57% 42%

15. History of Aquaculture in Korea High technology Integrated-aquaculture management Fin-fish culture Shell-fish culture Aquaculture Industry Seaweed culture 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Future Time

16. Korea’s Strategic Aquaculture Policy Promote 10 strategic items to develop and support Olive flounder Sea cucumber Abalone Algae (laver, brown seaweed) Grouper Pacific oyster Eel Tuna Shrimp Ornamental fish

17. Korea’s Strategic Aquaculture Policy Eco-friendly Aquaculture Technology Development Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) - Generating income by applying IMTA technology to an infrequently used port (fish + algae + shellfish, etc.) - Setting the guidelines of and evaluating production capacity - Developing IMTA facilities as tourist attractions Safe Production of Sea food Facilities with IMTA technology Aquatic disease control & inspection - Operation of disease control center for timely response to disease outbreak - Operation of an authorized institution for aquatic drug approval Radioactive substances monitoring areas

18. ii Korea-South Pacific Fisheries Forum

19. Project Outline ▶ Title : Establishing a platform for promoting international cooperation in fisheries Project period : 1st stage(2012~2016), 2nd stage(2017~continued)  Promotion tool of International cooperation in fisheries Int’l symposium (Africa, South Pacific, Latin America) Joint research Expert networking Identification of cooperation demand Analysis and research of cooperation issues in fisheries Promotion of research cooperation in fisheries + + Supporting fisheries cooperation based on regional demand

20. Regional scope of the project

21. What is KOSOPFF? KOSOPFFwas created so that fishery experts and government officials from key South Pacific islands and experts from local fishery organizations could gather to discuss the area's main issues and solutions. KOSOPFF aims to promote international fisheries cooperation between Korea and South Pacific islands and to expand human network in the field of fisheries. Discussing fisheries cooperation issues in South Pacific through policy discussion • Roles of KOSOPFF Building an extensive cooperative system with related stakeholders Identifying and implementing international cooperative network projects

22. History of KOSOPFF (2011-2016)

23. 2011 KOSOPFF – Seoul

24. 2012 KOSOPFF – Fiji

25. 2013 KOSOPFF – Seoul

26. 2014 KOSOPFF – Fiji

27. 2015 KOSOPFF – Fiji

28. Joint Research Projects

29. Joint Research Projects

30. Thank you