Marine and Fisheries Bioresources Responsible and Management Institutions

• Definition: Institutions designated to professionally perform the acquisition, efficient management, and utilization of marine and fisheries bioresources.
• Legal basis: Articles 17 (Designation and Operation of Responsible Institutions for Marine and Fisheries Bioresources) and 18 (Designation and Operation of Depositary and Preservation Institutions for Marine and Fisheries Bioresources) of the Act on the Securing, Management, and Utilization of Marine and Fisheries Bioresources.
• Status: 2 responsible institutions, 28 management institutions.

Status of Depositary Registration and Preservation Institutions, including institution classification, organization, location, and remarks.

Institution classification	Organization	Location	Remarks
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources responsible institution	National Institute of Fisheries Science	Busan	-
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources responsible institution	National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea	Chungnam	-
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Gangneung-Wonju National University, Department of Biology	Gangwon	Marine ciliates
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Kongju National University, Department of Biological Sciences	Chungnam	Marine red algae
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	National Institute of Fisheries Science, Cetacean Research Institute	Ulsan	Marine mammals
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	National Institute of Fisheries Science, South Sea Fisheries Research Institute	Gyeongnam	Fishery microalgae
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	National Institute of Fisheries Science, Dokdo Fisheries Research Center	Gyeongbuk	Dokdo fishery organisms
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	National Institute of Fisheries Science, Pathology Division	Busan	Fishery microorganisms
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	National Institute of Fisheries Science, Biotechnology Research Division	Busan	Fishery genetics
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	National Institute of Fisheries Science, Inland Fisheries Research Institute	Chungnam	Freshwater organisms
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	National Institute of Fisheries Science, Seaweed Research Institute	Jeonnam	Seaweeds and seagrasses
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Dankook University, Department of Biological Science	Chungnam	Marine amphipods
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Pukyong National University, Division of Fisheries Life Sciences	Busan	Marine fish
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Sahmyook University, Department of Animal Life Resources	Seoul	Marine echinoderms
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Seoul National University, Department of Biological Sciences	Seoul	Marine fungi
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Woosuk University, Department of Eco-Bio Science	Chungbuk	Cnidarians
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Ewha Womans University, Division of EcoScience	Seoul	Marine mollusks
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Ewha Womans University, Division of EcoScience	Seoul	Marine flagellates
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Ewha Womans University, Natural History Museum	Seoul	Marine urochordates
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Chonnam National University, Department of Smart Fisheries Resources Management	Jeonnam	Marine annelids
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Chonnam National University, Department of Ocean Integrated Science	Jeonnam	Marine zooplankton
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Jeonbuk National University, Division of Science Education	Jeonbuk	Marine decapods
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Jeju National University, Research Institute for Basic Sciences	Jeju	Subtropical marine plants
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Chosun University, Department of Biological Sciences	Gwangju	Marine brown algae
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	KIOST, East Sea Research Institute	Gyeongbuk	Marine nematodes
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	KIOST, Marine Biotechnology Research Center	Busan	Marine extremophiles
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	KIOST, Marine Ecosystem Research Center	Busan	Marine interstitial organisms
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	KIOST, Library of Marine Samples	Gyeongnam	Marine plankton
Marine and Fisheries Bioresources management institution	Hannam University, Department of Biological Sciences	Daejeon	Marine symbiotic microorganisms