Our research institute is working to preserve species whose resources in Korea's inland Fisheries are declining and conducts such research tasks as ecological research to restore extinct species, such as species that have disappeared, development of aquaculture technology for species that need aquaculture, etc.

Our research institute started in 1949 as the Cheongpyeong Fish Farm of the Central Fisheries Experimental Station, and was promoted to the Cheongpyeong Fish Farm under the National Fisheries Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture in 1974. It was then expanded to the Cheongpyeong Inland Fisheries Research Institute of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in 1985. In 2013, it was renamed the Inland Fisheries Research Institute of the National Institute of Fisheries Science of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and continues to operate under this name to this day.

Our research institute is doing its best to discover the value of inland Fisheries through active research activities and inform the public of that value. In particular, we have installed and operated the first native freshwater fish exhibition hall in Korea, providing visitors with a place to learn about nature where they can directly observe freshwater fish.

We are contributing to the creation of a space for rest and leisure activities for the people by identifying and preserving the amount of resources of creatures living in our beautiful rivers and lakes and researching ways to utilize these resources. In addition, we will do our best to develop the inland aquaculture industry by developing high value-added inland aquaculture breeds, accumulating developed information, and providing information.

Thank you.