Policy for returning to fisheries in Korea

AuthorJihoon Kim - Akira Nakayasu
PositionUniversity of Ehime, Japan
Pages51-58
Academic Journal of Business, Administration, Law and Social Sciences
IIPCCL Publishing, Tirana-Albania
Vol. 2 No. 2
July 2016
ISSN 2410-3918
Acces online at www.iipccl.org
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PolicyforreturningtosheriesinKorea
Jihoon Kim
University of Ehime, Japan
Akira Nakayasu
University of Ehime, Japan
Abstract
Koreasshingindustryis currentlyfacingproblemsinvolvingan agingsocietyand lackof
successorsinshingvillagesThereforetheKoreaMinistryofOceansandFisheriesKMOF
hasimplementedapolicysupportingUturn sherswholeavetheirplaceoforiginforajob
andthen return homeormove towherethey canworkin theshingindustryMoreover
somelocal governmentshaveestablished apolicyforUturnshers TheKMOF policyisa
nancialsupportprogramwithlowinterestratesandlengthyreimbursementperiodshow-
everfew beneciaries existMeanwhile local governmentpolicybenets most personsin
corresponding areas. However, the sums are relatively small, and only two local governments
have enacted the policy. This study determines the performance of the policy through in-
depth interviews and a survey. The results indicate that KMOF policy may be limited in terms
ofitsscopeInadditionnoneconomicsupportprogramssuchasshingeducationharmony
betweenexisting shersand the acquisitionof sheryrights arerequiredThe numberof
Uturnsherswillcontinuetoincreaseas thebabyboomergenerationnearsretirementand
unemployment of youth increases. As such, the Korean government needs to improve the
policy in keeping with the times.
Keywords: Korean sheries Fisheries policyUturn shers Fishing Village Cooperatives
Fisheries Cooperatives Act.
Introduction
Commencingin the Koreangovernmentadopted the modelofthe veyear
plans; since then, the industrial structure has moved to manufacturing and service
industries from primary industries (Kuznets, 1990). In the 1960s, primary workers
constituted approximately 60 percent of the total workers. However, in the 1990s,
tertiary industry workers constituted over 50 percent of the total workers (Mah, 2007).
These changes have impacted the population in rural areas, with many young people
moving to the major cities. As such, rural areas have fast become an aging society
(Cheong, 2005). This aging phenomenon has emerged as a genuine crisis, especially
inshingvillagesandwithintheshingindustryCheongAccordingtodata
releasedbyStatisticsKoreaabouttheageofshingworkersshersagedovertheir
60s represent the largest portion at 44.2 percent, followed by those in their 50s at 25.8
percent and those in their 40s at 9.6 percent, whereas those under their 30s constitute
20.4 percent. In addition, more than 50 percent of marine products are imported goods,
and this percentage rises year-on-year (KOSIS, 2014). Unexpected industrial structure
changes have brought about the increase (Erisa, 2015). In the face of declining

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