Deep Sea Fishing Training Centre in Pusan, Korea

The Korean fishing industry consists of relatively small-scale operations on fishing grounds close to the coast. To provide skilled personnel, the Republic of Korea, with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as Executing Agency, established the Deep Sea Fishing Training Centre in Pusan. The Centre is the core of the fishing training system in Korea and now has 250 students in training each year. Intensive practical instruction is given aboard training vessels and ashore, with the emphasis on fishing techniques, although courses on navigation and marine engines are also given. The Deep Sea Fishing Training Centre in Pusan workshops in which trainees are taught to use equipment such as this lathe. This training equips them to make repairs and replace parts if necessary during a voyage.