A fisheries technology expert leading the modernization of Korea’s aquaculture industry through the development of proprietary aquaculture technologies
∙ CEO, Haeu Aquaculture
∙ First in Korea to successfully farm tiger pufferfish (1992)
∙ First in Korea to successfully farm one million mackerel (1999)
∙ Independently developed an automatic fish feed dispenser (2010)
∙ Recipient of the Order of Industrial Service Merit (Iron Tower) (2018), for contributions to national industrial development through fisheries promotion
∙ Independently developed an automatic fish sorting machine (2019)
∙ Received multiple commendations from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Namhae County, Gyeongsangnam-do, and Masan Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries
∙ Featured on Mokpo MBC “Eoyoungcha, Sea!”, KBS “Current Affairs Magazine”, and EBS “Extreme Jobs”