Marine debris has become a serious global environmental and economic concern with abandoned fishing gear identified as one of the primary drivers threatening marine ecosystems. In South Korea, a substantial amount of fishing gear continues to enter the ocean annually; however, the current land-based disposal system faces inherent limitations including high transportation costs and low recycling efficiency. To address these challenges, this study evaluated the feasibility of repurposing decommissioned fishing vessels as marine pre-treatment platforms to collect and process abandoned fishing gear at sea. Results indicate that marine pre-treatment vessels can reduce the volume of discarded fishing gear, thereby cutting transport and disposal costs. Refitting decommissioned vessels is more cost-effective than new construction and increases their recycling value. This research provides a policy and technical foundation to improve the marine debris management system by assessing the economic and environmental benefits of deploying marine pre-treatment vessels.

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자료 및 방법
    자료 수집
    자료 분석
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    국내 폐어구의 현황 분석
    기존 폐어구 수거 및 처리 방식의 한계
    해상 전처리 전용선 도입의 필요성
    감척어선의 해상 전처리 전용선 전환 타당성 검토
    법적ㆍ제도적 기준 및 요건
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References

• 강동양(해양수산부 원양산업과 과장) | Dongyang KANG (Director, Division of Distant Water Fisheries, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Sejong 30110, Korea)
• 신채은(국립부경대학교 블루푸드융합협동과정 대학원생) | Chaeeun SHIN (Student, Interdisciplinary Program of Blue Food, Pukyoung National University, Busan 48513, Korea)
• 박수봉(국립부경대학교 해양생산시스템관리학부 교수) | Subong PARK (Professor, Division of Marine Production System Management, Pukyoung National University, Busan 48513, Korea) Corresponding author