Policy for returning to fisheries in Korea
Author | Jihoon Kim - Akira Nakayasu |
Position | University of Ehime, Japan |
Pages | 51-58 |
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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PolicyforreturningtosheriesinKorea
Jihoon Kim
University of Ehime, Japan
Akira Nakayasu
University of Ehime, Japan
Abstract
Koreasshingindustryis currentlyfacingproblemsinvolvingan agingsocietyand lackof
successorsinshingvillagesThereforetheKoreaMinistryofOceansandFisheriesKMOF
hasimplementedapolicysupportingUturn sherswholeavetheirplaceoforiginforajob
andthen return homeormove towherethey canworkin theshingindustryMoreover
somelocal governmentshaveestablished apolicyforUturnshers TheKMOF policyisa
nancialsupportprogramwithlowinterestratesandlengthyreimbursementperiodshow-
everfew beneciaries existMeanwhile local governmentpolicybenets most personsin
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
ofitsscopeInadditionnoneconomicsupportprogramssuchasshingeducationharmony
betweenexisting shersand the acquisitionof sheryrights arerequiredThe numberof
Uturnsherswillcontinuetoincreaseas thebabyboomergenerationnearsretirementand
unemployment of youth increases. As such, the Korean government needs to improve the
policy in keeping with the times.
Keywords: Korean sheries Fisheries policyUturn shers Fishing Village Cooperatives
Fisheries Cooperatives Act.
Introduction
Commencingin the Koreangovernmentadopted the modelofthe veyear
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
inshingvillagesandwithintheshingindustryCheongAccordingtodata
releasedbyStatisticsKoreaabouttheageofshingworkersshersagedovertheir
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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