Fishing industry of South Korea

Squid fishermen, Busan, December 2009.

Until the 1960s, agriculture and fishing were the dominant industries of the economy of South Korea.

Organizations involved in the development of the fishing industry in South Korea include:

English name	Founded	Hangul	Hanja	Revised romanization	Notes
Korea Institute of Maritime and Fisheries Technology (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	1997				Think tank and research center developing policies on marine affairs and fisheries
Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MOMAF)	1996	해양수산부	海洋水産部	Haeyang Susan-bu
National Fisheries Cooperative Federation or Suhyup				Su-hyeop	Cooperative federation and bank similar to Nonghyup for agriculture
National Fisheries Research & Development Institute (NFRDI)	1921	국립수산과학원	國立水産科學院	Gungnip Susan Gwahagwon

References

Economy of South Korea

History	Chaebol 1997 Asian financial crisis Four Asian Tigers Five-Year Plans of South Korea Heavy-Chemical Industry Drive Miracle on the Han River

Currency	Won (1945–1953) Hwan (1953–1962) Won (1962–) Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation Bank of Korea

Industry and business	Automotive industry Companies Energy Exports Financial services Fishing industry Markets Real estate Rice production Trade unions Korea National Oil Corporation

Government agencies	Fair Trade Commission Korea Forest Service Financial Services Commission Financial Supervisory Service Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation National Information & Credit Evaluation Korea Investment Corporation Korea Transportation Safety Authority Small and Medium Business Administration

Employment and tax	Companies

Infrastructure and transport	Trans Korea Pipeline South–North Pipeline Korea Driving license

Rankings	International rankings Regions by GDP

Finance and banking	Korea Exchange KOSDAQ KRX 100 KOSPI Banks

Free Trade Agreements	ASEAN EFTA India Peru European Union United States Australia Vietnam

Energy	National RD&D Organisation for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Programme Nuclear power Nuclear research programs

Other	European Union Chamber of Commerce in Korea Korea Financial Investment Association Kimchi bond Korea Non-Life Insurance Association Korea Oil & Petroleum Association

See also: Economy of North Korea

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