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Deity of Leem, Kyeong-Up is that the main belief of west coast area. This belief has been spread to Gyeonggi-do(Province), Choongchuung- do and Hwanghae-do area. There are differences on character and function, depanding on the region. The aim of this study is to discover why Belief of Leem, Kyung-Up has the distinctive feature through the fishing job in west coast area. At the beginning Leem Kyeong-Up was a tutelary deity of villeges in Yeonpyeong-do area. However the Belief has been spread to several different area by the fishermen who came to Yeonpyeong-do area. It might have been changed its characters and functions from the original form through the process of transfer. Although the yellow corbina has been caught almost everywhere of the west coast, Leem Kyeong-Up Deity appeared in only Gyeonggi-do, Choonchung-do, and some part of Hwanghae-do that means in the past the fishing boat from only these areas took part in the yellow corbina fishery. It shows the fact that the belief spread area and the zone of the yellow corbina fishery are quite similar. This study may need more make up for the weak points and correction. Advanced field work is necessary for further study. Therefore we can acquire better result through consideration of the local people's life this study.