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Oceans Ministry to Spend 10.4 Bln Won to Foster Maritime Experts with IMO

SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry said Monday it plans to spend 10.4 billion won (US$7.45 million) to support the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) efforts to foster maritime experts. Under the project, the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology will select students from around the globe for its master’s program [...]

Korean Government to Deploy Jellyfish-killing Robots

SEOUL, July 17 (Korea Bizwire) – To keep the “unwelcome guests” of jellyfish at bay on the summer beaches, the Korean government plans to set up an integrated control system which detects and spot jellyfish automatically and kills them by robots. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on July 15 that it would develop the jellyfish control [...]