This study is an analysis of the Aquaculture Industry Development Act that has recently been passed by the National Assembly. In order to improve the structural problem of Korea's aquaculture, a large revision of aquaculture related laws and regulations is needed. The enactment of Aquaculture Industry Development Act is necessary to that effect. It is adequate to aim for development as aquaculture industry not as aquaculture, to alleviate entry restriction of aquaculture, and to provision diverse promotion and support policies. However, it is a concern whether the current Aquaculture Industry Development Act can achieve its goal of enhancing the competitiveness of aquaculture and sustainability. Rather than to solve the problem, the act holds the possibility of further fixing or exacerbating the problem. So there is concern for side-effects after the enactment. This is due to the fact that it complicates terminologies by unnecessarily differentiating aquaculture related concepts from the existing Fisheries Act, lacks regulations regarding voluntary participation in aquaculture, and has limited methods to alleviate entry restriction. In addition, there are very few measures for the scale improvement of aquaculture along with the unlikeliness of a significant effect of the review and evaluation for re-licensing. Thus, the Aquaculture Industry Development Act should promptly be revised after its enactment.

Abstract
I. 서 론
Ⅱ. 양식산업발전법 제정 동향
    1. 양식어업 관련 법령의 연혁
    2. 양식산업발전법 입법 추진 과정
    3. 수산업법 상의 변화
Ⅲ. 양식산업발전법 분석
    1. 구성
    2. 주요 내용
    3. 주요 쟁점
Ⅳ. 법률의 문제점과 개정 필요성
    1. 의의 및 문제점
    2. 개정 방향
Ⅳ. 결 론
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• 신용민(부경대학교 경제학부) | Yong-Min Shin (Division of Economics, Pukyong National University) Corresponding Author