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Alumnus Choi Wan-hyeon has became a new president of National Institute of Fisheries Science
WRITER Department of External Cooperation WRITE DAY 2019-10-01
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Alumnus Choi Wan-hyeon has became a new president of National Institute of Fisheries Science
Department of External Cooperation 2019-10-01 109

Alumnus Choi Wan-hyeon, 
As the commander in chief of the only National Research Institute of Marine Fisheries
Enrolled year 84, Department of Marine Business & Economics of PKNU ... A fisheries expert through Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries

Choi Wan-hyun (Enrolled year84, Dept. of Marine Business & Economics), alumnus of Pukyong National University, was appointed president of the National Research Institute of Marine Fisheries from the Director-General of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. The term of office is two years until September 2021.

Choi Wan-hyeon has served as the head of the Fisheries Policy Department of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

The National Research Institute of Marine Fisheries is the only national research institute that researches marine fisheries in Korea, and is in charge of offshore and ocean fisheries resource management, aquaculture technology development, fisheries environmental investigation, fisheries engineering technology development, and fisheries biological protection.

Recently, in preparation for expansion of market opening such as FTA, climate change and fisheries resource change, the research institute is actively carrying out projects related to fisheries policy such as support of export strategic product development and securing of safety of fishery products.

Mr.Choi, the new president graduated from Busan Technical High School in 1981 and graduated from the Department of Marine Business & Economics, National Fisheries University in Busan (Present Pukyong National University) in 1991. He holds a master's degree in Fisheries and Oceanography from Pukyong National University and a Ph.D. in Marine Business & Economics.

The new president Choi is a specialist in Fisheries from the 30th Higher National Diploma in 1995. He has been working through the Marine Environment Development Team, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, President of the Rural Affairs and Fisheries Administration, the Minister of Food and Agriculture, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Minister of Fisheries Development, and the Minister of Fisheries Policy. He also served as Director of Fisheries Policy, Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Director of International Maritime Policy, Fisheries Resources Policy, Fisheries Policy, Fisheries Resources, and Director of Fisheries Policy.