The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will hold the completion ceremony for the Mokpo Aquatic Food Export Complex, Korea's first such facility.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 29th that it will hold a completion ceremony in Mokpo City, South Jeolla-Gwangju Integrated Metropolitan City, on the 30th.
An aquatic food export complex is an aquatic food cluster that integrates processing, research, distribution, and export functions in one location to add value to regional specialty seafood products and expand exports.
It was launched to strengthen the production and processing infrastructure of aquatic food companies and provide linked support from product development to entry into overseas markets, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of Korea's aquatic food products.
The Mokpo Aquatic Food Export Complex was developed with a total project cost of 117.9 billion won (including 77 billion won in national funding), on a site of 28,133 square meters and a total floor area of 46,612 square meters. It is expected to operate primarily focusing on seaweed-related products such as kelp. Key facilities include △rental processing plants △a dried kelp exchange △research facilities △an export support center △and frozen/refrigerated warehouses.
Choi Hyeon-ho, Director of the Fisheries Policy Division at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, stated, "The Mokpo Aquatic Food Export Complex will serve as a new gateway connecting Korea's aquatic food products to the world and play a pivotal role in the aquatic food industry." He added, "Starting with the completion of this complex, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries will shift the country's aquatic food industry toward processing and exports to increase value-added output."
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