NIFS invited a former president of NIFS, Park, JongGuk, for a special lecture. He made a presentation under the topic of "The second chapter of your life and transformational leadership."
Celebrating the Lunar New Year\'s Day (seollal), president of NIFS visited the ShinJeong LCC child care center on February 2, 2016 and presented gifts to the children.
NIFS had a kick-off meeting of 2017 on January 2, with the participation of all its members.
NIFS signed a MOU with Busan Metropolitan City to work together in establishing the National Institute of Seafood Research on December 22.
President Kang, Joonseog of NIFS explained its 10 major accomplishments in 2016 in the press room of the MOF on December 19, 2016.
About 100 people including NIFS members and local residents made seafood kimchi together on December 13, and shared them with those in need.
NIFS hosted the 2016 Fisheries Technology Promotion Meeting on December 8, along with presentations on the outcomes of technology distribution. In the meeting, the participants also discussed roles and responsibilities of fishermen in technology distribution and how to develop partnership between stakeholders.
NIFS had a ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Aquafeed Research Center followed by a seminar to promote formulated feed on November 29.
NIFS particiated in the Oceans and Fisheries Technology and Science Fair 2016 and displayed recent outstanding research outcomes such as the complete artificial control of lifecycle of pollack and fishy smell-free seafood meals.
On November 24, the East Sea Fisheries Research Institute won the grand prize at the Oceans and Fisheries Science and Technology Fair 2016. Researcher Jung Min-min from the Jeju Fisheries Research Institute also won the excellence award.
