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Fishing boats gathered off the coast of Yeosu, South Jeolla Province, and held a large-scale maritime demonstration.
Fishermen are claiming that offshore wind power in Yeosu is destroying fishing grounds, but KBC reporter Lee Gye-hyuk reported on the spot.
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500 fishing boats waving flags against offshore wind power gathered off the coast of Yeosu.
The protest was against the promotion of offshore wind power in Yeosu waters.
Fishing boats circulated around Yado, Gajido, and Sogyeongdo to hold demonstrations at sea.
Fishermen are protesting that they are pushing ahead with the offshore wind power project unilaterally despite concerns about the devastation of the fishing grounds.
[Shin Jin-ho/Co-chair of the Yeosu Offshore Wind Power Countermeasures Committee: The occurrence of floating matter destroys the habitat of marine organisms and the biological damage due to the leakage of chemicals such as lubricant fuel is obvious.]
Offshore wind power, a representative new and renewable energy business along with solar power, is It is being promoted on a large scale all over the country.
In particular, the nation's largest 25GW capacity is being built in seven cities and counties in Jeollanam-do, including Shinan, Yeosu, Yeonggwang, and Haenam.
Measures such as power generation profit sharing and living support are coming out, but there is strong opposition from fishermen against damage to the marine environment.
[Cho Seok-hoon/Director of the offshore wind power industry in Jeollanam-do: We are looking for ways to satisfy both parties through research and development such as new fishing gear and cutting-edge aquaculture complexes.]
Another problem is that there are no examples of large-scale offshore wind power projects in Korea, making it difficult to predict damage.