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Korea features a maritime country of a peninsular surrounded by 3 sides of sea. therefore, sea feeds its eatables for human as main staple to live as well as hunting in land since human exists. As a result, traditional fishing methods have developed their variety, Hamjeong fishing method(Catching fish in a trap) as one of them have been carried out in Korean sea shore up to now. It is called Jeongchi fishing method(fixed shore net) using a difference of ebb and flow of the tide to catch fish in a trap.
Hamjeong fishing method has been carried out in Chungcheong, Jeolla in West and South coast of Korean Peninsular as well as Gyeongsang Province based on the reason that these areas meet their necessaries of fishing conditions. what are the conditions of necessaries of fishing
conditions? A big difference of ebb and flow of the tide influences to create huge tide land, islands and saw-toothed coast line which will be considered the best condition for this fishing method.
This generation of Hamjeong fishing method is well match with Gunsan's natural condition and we can trace its origin back to the earlier period of Gunsan. This dissertation only clarifies and investigates traditional Hamjeong fishing Method in the region of Gunsan and Gogunsan archipelago including islands in west coast of Korean Peninsular and the mouth of Geum River and Mankyeong River which are the target of my study for its history, circumstances, traces we can find and the its future.
The Hamjeong Fishing Method is characterized by two kind of environmental elements. The first is the artificial environmental change which has influenced to it. the other is that we can confirm the various different forms of Hamjeong Fishing Method. In addition to this, we can grasp the situation of this traditional Hamjeong Fishing Method.
We can say that this Hamjeong Fishing Method will be carried out in wide range of Gunsan Area including Gogunsan Archipelago at a large scale. In addition, We can clarify and find a solution for the lost Hamjeong Fishing Method for the better future of it and establish it right identification. Moreover, I can be sure of showing the better way for development of both cultural and tourism asset.