PERU
OVERSEAS CENTERS
Korea-Latin America and the
Caribbean Pacific Oceans and
Fisheries Research Cooperation
Center
- Establishment
- 2016. July
- Location
- The National University of Callao, Lima, Peru
- Employment Status
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Total 2 (Dispatched Personnel 1, Local Personnel 1)
– Dispatch Form : Transient (3 months)
- Recently, Korean companies have been actively expanding to develop abundant marine resources and develop markets in Latin America, but Korea and Latin America lack related data and information due to relatively few exchanges in the marine fisheries sector.
- It is necessary to establish a center to support preemptive activities such as identifying policy trends in Latin American countries and establishing local networks for companies.
- Operates with the purpose of promoting joint research, strengthening cooperation with intranational organizations and related domestic and foreign agencies, discovering ODA projects, and securing networks of experts in the marine and fisheries sectors in Latin America.
Research and Development
- Present status of the cultural and socioeconomic conditions of the fishing communities in Peru: fishing coves of Yacila (Piura), Carquín (Lima) and Lomas (Arequipa) (2018)
- Current Status and Direction of Fisheries Cooperation in Peru (2018)
- Pilot study on the viability and scaling of the Peruvian Anchovy (Engraulis ringens) for direct human consumption in the province of Callao, to support national food security (2019)
Events
- 2015 1st Korea-Peru Maritime and Fisheries Forum
- 2016 Korea-Central and South American Fisheries Forum
- 2018 2nd Korea-Peru Maritime and Fisheries Forum
- 2018 1st Korea-Peru Joint International Tuna Conference
Others
- 2017 Peru Fisheries Resources Assessment Training Program
- 2018 Peru Marine Resources Assessment Training Program
- 2019 Peru Artisanal Fisherman Capacity Enhancement Program
- Publication of newsletters