The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF, ko, 대한민국 해양수산부), is a cabinet-level division of the

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. It takes overall responsibilities for maritime and fisheries sectors in general, ranging from the promotion of

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and

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, the

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of the

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, the development of port and fishing ports, the research and development on polar issues to the management and sustainable use of fishery resources and the promotion of marine leisure activities. Its headquarters is located at 94 Dasom-2 ro, Sejong City. Before the merger in 2008, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was located in 140-2 Kye-Dong, Jongro-gu,

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City. "서울특별시 종로구 계동 140-2번지 (우:110-793)" MOF was established as part of a general cabinet reorganization in 1996. For the preceding 35 years, maritime functions had been divided among various departments. From 1955 to 1961, under the First Republic, a Ministry of Marine Affairs existed, and the current ministry traces its origin to that body. In 2008, with the merging of the Ministry of Construction and Transportation and MOMAF, the

Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea. Its headquarters is in the in Sejong City. The ministry was originally the Ministry of Construction and Transportation. Th ...

was established. In 2013, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries was reestablished with government reorganization.

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Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
* http://www.mof.go.kr/eng/index.do {{DEFAULTSORT:Ministry Of Maritime Affairs And Fisheries Government ministries of South Korea Fishing in South Korea

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South Korea, Maritime Affairs And Fisheries

Transport organizations based in South Korea

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