Jindo-gun Removes Illegal Inland Water Facilities Including Trap Nets

Over 400 Illegal Fishing Nets Removed at Gunnaeho and Bojeonho Lakes

Jindo County demolished illegal facilities through administrative enforcement in Naesumyeon. (Photo by Jindo County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jindo County recently removed about 400 illegal facilities through administrative enforcement on inland waters.

According to Jindo County on the 30th, due to serious complaints caused by illegal fishing, environmental pollution, and ecosystem destruction, it decided to remove illegal facilities through administrative enforcement.

The county issued prior warnings related to administrative enforcement of illegal facilities on inland waters so that illegal fishers could voluntarily remove them, and recently carried out administrative enforcement targeting facilities that were not removed.

The abandoned fishing gear generated from this administrative enforcement was moved to a marine waste storage site and processed to prevent inconvenience to residents, and fish caught in the gear were released back into the respective waters.

A representative from the Jindo County Fisheries Support Division said, “We will do our best to establish an autonomous inland water fishery order through illegal fishing guidance activities linked with inland water honorary monitors and administrative enforcement of illegal facilities.”

Meanwhile, Jindo County has enacted an ordinance on the management and protection of inland waters in Jindo County to eradicate illegal fishing and clean the environment, and operates 17 inland water honorary monitors by town and township for each inland water area.