[Background]

These amendments are designed to reduce the financial burden on fishermen and fish farmers. This includes revising the standards for fishery resource development fees, following the abolition of certain fee categories in the amended Fisheries Resources Management Act, which was promulgated on April 22, 2025.

Additionally, the amendments address operational shortcomings in the current system. For safer vessel operation and management, a provision has been added to the allocation criteria for Total Allowable Catch (TAC), which now includes a history of legal violations under the Fishing Vessel Act.

[Main Points]

a. Revisions to Fishery Resource Development Fee Exemption Rules (Article 25)

All exemptions for fishery resource development fees have been removed, following the deletion of Article 44, Paragraph 2, Subparagraphs 3 and 5 of the Act.

b. Revisions to Fishery Resource Development Fee Standards (Attachment 14)

The fee standards for the abolished categories in Article 44, Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 1 through 5 of the Act have been removed.

c. Expanded Allocation Criteria (Article 22, Subparagraph 1)

For safer vessel operation and management, the Fishing Vessel Act has been added to the legal violation history considerations for the allocation of Total Allowable Catch (TAC).

d. Other Terminology Revisions (Articles 24-2, 47-2)

The name of the agency has been changed to "Korea Fisheries Resources Agency," reflecting its current official name.